First local baby born into mammoth National Children’s Study … – Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)

First local baby born into mammoth National Children's Study …
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
The Ramsey County arm of the National Children's Study — a decades-long effort to learn the genetic, social and environmental origins of asthma and other diseases — has reached a milestone with the birth of the first baby from a participating family.
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Less Mercury & Less Asthma – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Less Mercury & Less Asthma
Minneapolis Star Tribune
It is estimated that this simple rule would save over 17000 lives and prevent 120000 asthma attacks each year. As the Land of 10000 lakes, it makes sense that Minnesota became a national leader when it passed the Mercury Reduction Act of 2006.
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Minneapolis police search for missing boy with dog, divers – Minneapolis Star Tribune


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Minneapolis police search for missing boy with dog, divers
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Police are concerned, in part, because 9-year-old Jevonte Victor left home without asthma medication. By ABBY SIMONS, Star Tribune A 9-year-old boy was
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