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FDA to Delay Rule Requiring New Nutrition Facts Panel

NEW YORK (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says it intends to delay a rule that would require food companies to label their products with a revised nutrition panel. The new panel, which had the support of former first…

Iowa May be First State with No Health Insurers on Exchange

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa could be the first state in the nation with no health insurance companies willing to offer policies on its Affordable Care Act exchange next year unless President Donald Trump's administration approves a stopgap proposal,…

Urologist Speaks Out During Men's Health Week

DULUTH, Minn. - This week, June 12-16, is recognized as Men's Health Week. This morning, Dr. Andrew Nisbet of St. Luke's Urology Associates visited FOX 21 to speak on the topic. Dr.…

Bike MS 150 Looking for Volunteers

DULUTH, Minn. - This weekend thousands will be getting out their bikes for a ride from Proctor to White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It's all to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research.…

Former Drug Addict Turns Life Around

Duluth, Minn. A former drug addict turned musician met with youth tonight in west Duluth to talk about the role drugs played in her life. Mindy Davey has traveled the country talking…

Minnesota Health Leaders Ask Imams to Push for Vaccination

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - With another three weeks of Ramadan and its gatherings, health care workers in Minnesota are seeking help from religious leaders to control the state's measles outbreak, which has hit the Muslim Somali community the hardest. Children's…

Wisconsin County Launches Program to Fight Overdose Deaths

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A southeast Wisconsin county is making the drug used to reduce opioid overdoses more widely available in an attempt to fight opioid overdose deaths. The Kenosha News reports that Kenosha County's Narcan Distribution Initiative will train…

Minnesota Measles Outbreak May be Nearing Its End

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota health officials are hoping the state's measles outbreak is nearing its end as the number of new cases plateau for the last 13 days. The Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota Department of Health's daily…

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