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The New York Times this week unveiled an interactive test to illustrate reaction time while using your handheld device and texting as you drive a vehicle. Click on the link...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota has recorded its first human case of West Nile virus of 2009, and the Health Department is reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes...

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals has agreed with a judge's ruling that "theater nights" in a northeastern Minnesota bar were violating the state's smoking ban...

If MeritCare and South Dakota-based Sanford Health merge into one giant regional health care provider, MeritCare's board must OK the move. But that 12-member group didn't always have the final...

Relying on reports from online security experts, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and websites...

A provider tax for health care funding lies in dispute for legislative conferees and Gov. Tim Pawlenty. As House and Senate conferees sit down to hammer out differences in their...

ST. PAUL -- Some Minnesotans expressed concern whether migrant workers' families would spread the H1N1 swine flu, even before nine probable state cases were reported. One H1N1 case has been...

ST PAUL - With the recent outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 flu virus, or swine virus, consumers are concerned about the safety of eating pork. "People should not be afraid...

COLD SPRING, Minn. - Minnesota's first swine flu case has been confirmed, leading a central Minnesota community to close two schools through Tuesday. Rocori Middle School and nearby St. Boniface...

Tips for staying healthy and fighting flu symptoms: -- Cover nose and mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing. -- Avoid close contact with sick people. -- Wash hands with...