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		<title>Minnesota: E. coli illnesses traced to raw milk from Gibbon dairy farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gibbon MN--State health officials have linked three cases of E. coli O157:H7  illness with raw milk from a dairy farm in Gibbon, Minn. The Minnesota Department of Health urges anyone who may have recently purchased milk from the Hartmann Dairy Farm, also known as M.O.M.’s, to discard the product and not consume it. 
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: Health Department releases annual report of drinking water</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/05/minnesota-health-department-releases-annual-report-of-drinking-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St Paul MN--Results of regular monitoring reveal little evidence of contamination problems in Minnesota's 964 community water supply systems, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
Minnesota's public water supply systems are tested on a regular basis for bacteria, nitrate and other inorganic chemicals, radiological elements, and up to 118 different industrial chemicals and pesticides. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: Major new study on PFOS in fish shows only minor change needed in safe eating guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rochester MN--Most fish tested from lakes outside the metro area have low to undetectable levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), according to a new screening study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the state of Minnesota. The study provides new information on PFOS levels in fish from a broad range of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: Four new cases of asbestos-related cancer to be included in University of Minnesota&#8217;s Taconite Workers Health Study</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/03/minnesota-four-new-cases-of-asbestos-related-cancer-to-be-included-in-university-of-minnesotas-taconite-workers-health-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis MN--As part of its ongoing participation with a University of Minnesota study of respiratory health issues in Minnesota taconite workers, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified four additional cases of mesothelioma in a group of 69,000 people who worked in the state's iron mining industry between the 1930s and 1982. 
Mesothelioma is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: &#8216;Tis (still) the Season for carbon monoxide risks</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/minnesota-tis-still-the-season-for-carbon-monoxide-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis MN--Wintertime weather can bring about more than just snow emergencies in Minnesota. Accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings also peak during winter months, according to a new report on CO exposures released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
The report, entitled Minnesota Environmental Public Health Tracking: Carbon Monoxide Data and Measures 2000-2007, presents trends in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: Providers can now offer H1N1 vaccine to all if priority groups are getting immunized and supplies are adequate</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/minnesota-providers-can-now-offer-h1n1-vaccine-to-all-if-priority-groups-are-getting-immunized-and-supplies-are-adequate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis MN--The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is advising local public health agencies and private health care providers that they can now offer the H1N1 vaccine to everyone, provided they have enough vaccine and they can still meet the needs of high risk patients who want to be vaccinated.
The new recommendations will take effect on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: Influenza activity downgraded to local; deaths continue to be confirmed</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/minnesota-influenza-activity-downgraded-to-local-deaths-continue-to-be-confirmed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis--The Minnesota Department of Health today announced that that influenza activity in the state has been downgraded to "local," as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The reclassification reflects the fact that influenza activity is now occurring primarily in the northwestern region of the state, although flu activity continues to be reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota: H1N1 vax expanded to all CDC priority groups</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/minnesota-h1n1-vax-expanded-to-all-cdc-priority-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis MN--State health officials said today they will begin recommending that health care providers and local public health agencies in Minnesota begin offering the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to the full list of priority groups identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Until now, with vaccine in very limited supply, vaccination efforts [...]]]></description>
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