May 1, 2002 - Anti-abortion supporters are taking pictures of abortion clinic patients and putting them on the internet. Is it an invasion of privacy?
May 1, 2002 - A new study shows living in the outer suburbs may be more dangerous than most people think, at least relative to central cities. University of Virginia professor William Lucy found that when you combine statistics on traffic deaths and homicide by strangers, residents in eight fringe counties of the Twin Cities were at greater risk of death than residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Lucy says people who live in the outer suburbs are driving more and faster:
May 1, 2002 - A survey will be conducted to study competition between girls and boys aged 12-17. Boys want to win, but girls want to play fairly.
May 1, 2002 - Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch said today (Weds) he'll ask the Ramsey County District Court judge to switch control of a portion of the state's tobacco endowment to a panel that includes two former governors. Hatch recently filed a lawsuit to remove the $202 million dollar endowment from MPAAT to a five person panel. Hatch and MPAAT officials have been arguing over how the indpendent non-profit uses the money. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
May 3, 2002 - An 18-year old was the first college student in South Dakota to knowingly pass on the HIV cells without telling her sexual partner. The law could make him a viral terrorist.
May 6, 2002 - INTRO: > The long-term health effects of cancer treatments on children are the focus of research at the University of Minnesota. Investigators have found that childhood cancer treatments affect pregnancies, and cancer risk later in life. Dr. Joseph Neglia Doctor Joseph Neglia is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota's Cancer Center.
May 7, 2002 - When you go to the hospital you just assume doctors and nurses will have the equipment they need; simple things like bandages, stitches and catheters. There all packaged in boxes. But sometimes nurses don't use the whole box. The surplus items, still wrapped are tossed in the trash. In third world countries that trash could be a life saver. In Fargo-Moorhead a group of volunteers have created "HERO". It's the Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization. Mainstreet Radios Bob Reha reports.
May 7, 2002 - The first major study of doctor-patient email. A survey reveals that doctors would like to be able to communicate to their patients through email. Doctors were not keen on the idea at first.
May 8, 2002 - Investors are turning again to medical technology, one of Minnesota's economic strengths. In 1999 and 2000, the share of venture capital dollars going to medical device companies dropped dramatically as money poured into dot-coms. Observers say the renewed enthusiasm for medical devices is good for Minnesota, but the state's lack of critical mass in biotechnology may be a looming threat. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
May 28, 2002 - A retired I-B-M employee says he has cancer caused by breathing toxic chemical vapors during the 22 years he worked at the IBM plant in Rochester. He's suing several chemical manufacturers in what his lawyer says has the potential to be the first of several similar suits in Minnesota. Minnesota Public Radio's Laurel Druley has this report. 65-year-old Ron Porter filed his lawsuit Friday in Dakota County District Court in Hastings. Porter alleges his exposure to more than 40 toxins at the I-B-M facility is directly related to his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Porter is asking for reasonable compensation in excess of 50,000 dollars.