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Emerging health food and drink trends

10:07 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Food trends are constantly changing , and there are several products becoming more and more popular in the Twin Cities.

Is the 'cinnamon challenge' dangerous?

5:50 PM, Feb 21, 2012

There's a new "dare" making the rounds among middle-school kids that involves trying to swallow a mouthful of cinnamon. It's called the cinnamon challenge and there are plenty of videos on You Tube

Inhalable caffeine being investigated by FDA

5:07 PM, Feb 21, 2012

AeroShot Pure Energy is an inhalable form of caffeine, each canister is equivalent to a large cup of coffee. Now, the FDA has concerns about the safety of the product. 

Doctors concerned young adults are faking ADHD

9:47 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Some doctors in the Twin Cities are concerned that a growing number of young adults seem to be faking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to obtain the prescription stimulant Adderall.

Love your heart for National Heart Month

1:16 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Heart disease and stroke kill one in every three men and one in two women; the number one and number three killers of women. With this in mind for National Heart Month, it's important to think about the health of your heart especially when it comes to diet and exercise.

Health officials believe Gaylord school sickness caused by norovirus

7:13 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Health believe the outbreak of illnesses at schools in Gaylord were caused by a norovirus.

Busting food myths

3:02 PM, Feb 16, 2012

Deb Barone Sheats, St. Catherine's Department chair and assistant professor of nutritional sciences, stopped by KARE 11 News @4 to go over some now-busted food myths.

Study: Hospitalization of underage drinkers costs $755M a year

1:46 PM, Feb 15, 2012

The cost of hospitalization for underage drinking is over three quarters of a billion dollars, a new study from Mayo Clinic says.

'Winter Walk Off' combines physical activity with Twitter

9:51 AM, Feb 15, 2012

This winter hasn't been nearly as cold and treacherous as we're used to, but it still can be a bit difficult to get outside and be active.

Klobuchar talks drug shortages with KARE 11

6:12 PM, Feb 14, 2012

Senator Amy Klobuchar has been working on legislation to help the FDA end drug shortages and she joined KARE 11 News @4 Tuesday to talk about the drug shortages.

Flu season may peak in three weeks

6:11 PM, Feb 14, 2012

The flu season is off to the slowest start in three decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But get ready for an uptick.

Roche warns of counterfeit cancer drug in US

4:02 PM, Feb 14, 2012

The maker of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin is warning doctors and patients about counterfeit vials of the product distributed in the U.S.

National database created to register AEDs

1:05 PM, Feb 14, 2012

Doctors say when someone goes into cardiac arrest they have only a few minutes to shock the heart and get it beating again. The AED Link program and database would allow emergency dispatchers to tell people at the scene where they can find the closest defibrillator.

6 ideas to freshen up your grocery cart

9:56 AM, Feb 14, 2012

One of the best strategies for eating healthy is to stay excited about food and enjoy what you eat. Many of us tend to put the same foods into our grocery carts, rarely coloring outside the lines.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia seeds: The new super food?

8:41 PM, Feb 13, 2012

Who knew the Chia Pet could provide nutritional value? But, before you go and eat your plant, it's actually the tiny seeds that are being touted as the new super food.

Latest drug shortage hits kids cancer medication

3:23 PM, Feb 13, 2012

As if battling cancer isn't difficult enough, there is yet another drug shortage that affects kids with cancer and it has families here in the Twin Cities on edge.

Motivation Monday: Tricep help for women

8:12 AM, Feb 13, 2012

During the month of February, fitness expert Chris Freytag is showing off some exercises specific to the muscles men want to work, and what women want to work. This week, it's back to the women, and all about our triceps.

Answers to common concussion questions

5:02 PM, Feb 7, 2012

Brain injury experts in the KARE 11 studio phone bank Monday night received dozens of calls. Many calls were from parents concerned about their young children. We took their questions to a pediatrician for answers.

The importance of mammograms in detecting breast cancer

6:03 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Approximately one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

Fewer Minnesotans sick with the flu this season

11:00 AM, Feb 3, 2012

New data from the Minnesota Department of Health Thursday show 52 people have been hospitalized for lab-confirmed influenza since last fall, and three people have died.

Friends and family mourn loss of four NDSU students

When you ask about the four young women killed in Monday's crash on I-94 near Alexandria, you'll hear words like smart, talented, and loving to describe them.

10:26 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Drunk MN flight attendant blamed for cancelled flight

A police report says a drunk flight attendant was the reason for the canceling of a weekend Grand Forks-to-Minneapolis flight.

7:51 AM, Feb 22, 2012

More snow headed for MN Wednesday night, Sunday

The second winter storm system of the week will push its way into Minnesota later today, dropping more snow showers into western Minnesota and into the south central portion of the state overnight into Thursday morning.

9:52 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Divers in Italy report finding 8 more cruise ship bodies

Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia have found what appears to be four more bodies on the cruise ship, including the remains of a five-year-old Italian girl. 

11:15 AM, Feb 22, 2012

4 college students from Twin Cities killed in Alexandria crash

Family members say the three of the four women who died in an interstate crash west of Alexandria were college roommates heading back to North Dakota State University.

5:36 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Perk looks for everything Faribault has to offer

On the latest installment of Trippin' with Perk, we travel south of the Twin Cities metro to the community of Faribault.

10:21 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Duluth hockey fans warned after racist chants

Students who own season tickets to Minnesota-Duluth's men's hockey games are being warned to shape up after reports of racist chants during recent games against the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

6:13 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Man on the loose after escaping police in Beltrami Co.

Authorities in northern Minnesota are searching for a man who escaped from custody, then led authorities on a high speed chase through the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

10:20 AM, Feb 22, 2012

I-94 crash victims remembered by former classmates

There was an odd mixture of sadness and joy spread over Minnetonka High School on Tuesday. The sadness was over the death of Danielle Renninger, 18, of Excelsior.

9:21 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Another chance of snow approaches

We'll start with sunshine once the sun is up just after 7AM but clouds will be on the increase through the day Wednesday as clouds move in ahead of the next system

9:13 AM, Feb 22, 2012

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