HEALTH
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.By By Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
How to add fruits, vegetables to diet
Let the changing colors of fall be a good reminder for your plate. Enjoy a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Keep track of the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat for a couple of days. Many people need about 4 1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables per day to meet their needs. How are you doing?By Luella Morehouse , September 01, 2010
Officials urge all adults to get flu shot in September
Officials with the Central Valley Health District are urging everyone older than 6 months of age to get a flu shot when the vaccines become available in September.By Keith Norman , September 01, 2010
Patients exposed to tuberculosis
FARGO (AP) — Sanford Health is trying to contact dozens of patients and employees who may have been exposed to active tuberculosis through a doctor who’s been diagnosed with the illness.August 28, 2010
Senator sees 'gross imcompetence' in IHS office
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The chairman of the Senate's Indian Affairs Committee says it's inexcusable that two Indian Health Service mental health positions remain vacant on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.August 25, 2010
Conrad: N.D. will get $2 billion in benefits from health care reform
BISMARCK—North Dakota will see more than $2 billion in benefits in the next 10 years as a result of federal health care reform, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said Friday.August 20, 2010
Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care 
New research shows the value of giving patients palliative care to improve quality of life soon after they are diagnosed with a serious illness.
August 18, 2010
ACS names district director
The American Cancer Society has recently named Tom Burns to the position of district executive director for District E, which encompasses North Dakota.
August 17, 2010
Study: Teen sex affects school performance
LOS ANGELES — There’s good news for parents who worry that their teenagers’ sex lives are affecting their school performance: A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those who don’t have sex.
By By Alicia Chang, The Associated Press , August 17, 2010
Report: Cancer is also an economic killer
Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer conference in China this week.
Cancer costs more in productivity and lost life than AIDS, malaria, the flu and other diseases that spread person-to-person, the report concludes.
Chronic diseases including cancer, heart disease and diabetes account for more than 60 percent of deaths worldwide but less than 3 percent of public and private funding for global health, said Rachel Nugent of the Center for Global Development, a Washington-based policy research group.
By By Marilynn Marchonione, The Assoicated Press , August 17, 2010
N.D. gets $1M through Affordable Care Act
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is getting $1 million to help crack down on unreasonable health insurance premium increases.
August 16, 2010
Docs discover sprouting pea in Mass. man's lung
Doctors say they have found a pea sprouting in the lung of a 75-year-old Massachusetts man.
August 12, 2010
N.D. has third West Nile case this year
BISMARCK (AP) — A third human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in North Dakota.
The state Health Department on Wednesday said the Bottineau County woman was not hospitalized.
August 12, 2010
Sanford creates Native American health office
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest hospital system in the Dakotas is launching a new effort to reach out to residents of the region's Native American reservations, hospital officials announced Wednesday.
August 11, 2010
N.D. to receive $1.8 million for diabetes prevention, treatment
BISMARCK — North Dakota reservations will receive $1.8 million in federal funding to help prevent and treat diabetes.
August 11, 2010
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