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Consumer Reports: Junk health food is still junk food

6:55 AM, May 15, 2012

What you think might be healthier versions of junk foods really are not.

Get Your Rear in Gear 5K

6:19 AM, May 15, 2012

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Free health screenings through Health Fair in the Q-munnity

8:31 PM, May 14, 2012

Not everyone has a health clinic they consider home. Yet it's important if you have a health crisis and also for overall health. In an effort to connect people to clinics in their community, Health Fair 11 has partnered with Southside Community Health Services.

Free health screenings in north Minneapolis

1:59 PM, May 14, 2012

This month, Health Fair 11 is bringing a mobile health screening unit to the area to help connect residents with health resources in their community.

FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention

5:18 PM, May 8, 2012

Federal drug regulators are affirming that a landmark study showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill already on the market can also help people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place.

Health Fair 11 sponsors free screenings in North Minneapolis

3:30 PM, May 8, 2012

It's been nearly one year since a tornado tore through portions of North Minneapolis. Even before that eventful day, many residents in this part of the city had

Mayo Clinic device helping some with Parkinson's walk more easily

7:31 PM, May 7, 2012

The Mayo Clinic has developed a device that some Parkinson's patients say is helping them walk more easily. The Mobilaster is essentially a highly adjustable laser light.

20-year forecast shows no end to obesity epidemic

12:23 PM, May 7, 2012

Already, about a third of people are obese. By 2030, it is estimated 42 percent of the population will be.

Doleman among former players to sue NFL over concussions

5:48 PM, May 3, 2012

More than 100 former NFL players, including former Viking Chris Doleman, filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta Thursday claiming that pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions.

CDC report: More teen girls use best birth control

11:25 AM, May 3, 2012

A recent survey found 60 percent of teen girls who have sex use the most effective kinds of contraception. That's up from the mid-90s, when less than half were using the best.