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Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota, has found that two-thirds of youths who had a television in their bedroom watched more TV, engaged in less physical activitiy, had poorer diets, and earned lower grades than those without one.

Read more from the Nashua Telegraph

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The Minnesota Legislature has overwhelmingly approved $4.9 million for a School of Public Health study on a rare and deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma that has been diagnosed in 58 Iron Range miners.

As reported in the Minnesota Daily, the House of Representatives passed the bill 121-1 after the Senate unanimously passed the bill Monday. The bill now goes to Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

The University's research would begin as soon as Pawlenty signs the bill, said Jeffrey Mandel (pictured above), an occupational physician in the School of Public Health.

Read more in the Minnesota Daily
Go to the Minnesota Lunghealth Partnership website

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Teens who regularly eat breakfast tend to weigh less, exercise more, and eat a more healthful diet than teens who skip breakfast.

That's according to a study led by University of Minnesota epidemiologist Mark Pereira.

"What we found in the study was that kids who eat breakfast frequently, and especially every day, they're more healthy overall in terms of their lifestyle," Pereira said in an article distributed by Reuter’s.

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That was the featured topic on WCCO-TV's "Good Question" segment, which featured our very own Traci Toomey (pictured), an associate professor of epidemiology.

Here's why:

In states like Minnesota and Wisconsin, Toomey told 'CCO, there is evidence of higher rates of alcohol consumption. And the working theory is that there's a cultural acceptance of alcohol in those states.

Read and watch the segment on WCCO's website

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