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June 9, 2018 9:30 AM

Don't touch! A scientist's advice for spotting poison ivy before it ruins your summer

The best way to treat poison ivy is to avoid touching it in the first place. But that's tricky, given the many faces the rash-inducing plant can have.

by Blake Farmer

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June 8, 2018 3:46 PM

Farmers already at higher risk of suicide face pressure from tariffs

Minnesota was among the states with the greatest jumps in suicide rates according to new research out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And farmers are part of the occupational group with the highest suicide rate, which is several times the national average.

by Nina Moini

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June 8, 2018 2:25 PM

Q&A: Making sense of the suicide statistics in Minnesota

What is behind the dramatic increase in reported suicides over the last 15 years?

by Tom Crann

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June 8, 2018 7:00 AM

How to get help in Minnesota: Suicide prevention resources

Minnesota's suicide crisis hotline shut down in 2018 following financial shortfalls, but there are still resources to get help.

by MPR News Staff

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June 7, 2018 5:00 PM

Report: Minnesota teen pregnancy at all-time low as STD rates continue to climb

A new report from the University of Minnesota shows historic lows in teen pregnancy and birth rates in the past 26 years. But the increase in sexually transmitted diseases is up.

by Emma Sapong

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June 7, 2018 2:53 PM

CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically

Guns are the most common method used for suicide, accounting for the deaths of almost half the people who kill themselves, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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June 7, 2018 2:27 PM

Future school start times give St. Paul families a wake-up call

Research will tell you that teenagers want to sleep later. Teenagers will tell you the same.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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June 7, 2018 10:05 AM

He started vaping as a teen and now says habit is 'impossible to let go'

Public health officials worry vaping is an emerging disaster that could reverse years of decline in smoking by young people. What's the latest evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to tobacco?

by John Daley

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June 7, 2018 9:41 AM

Her son is one of the few children to have 3 parents' DNA

Several women who have had trouble conceiving children have gone to a clinic in Ukraine that is doing something unique: using DNA from three different people to create a healthy embryo.

by Rob Stein

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June 7, 2018 8:55 AM

U.S. evacuates multiple employees from Chinese consulate over mysterious illness

The State Department would not say how many employees were sent home from the consulate in Guangzhou. In May, one employee was confirmed as having symptoms similar to the mysterious attacks in Cuba.

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