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Watch 91-Year-Old Weightlifter Make History With Record-Setting Bench Press

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:39:10 +0000

If this doesn’t motivate you to get to the gym, nothing will.

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Eye-Opening Survey Reveals Americans Are Clueless About Washing Their Hands

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:56:01 +0000

If you think people are really washing their hands after using the bathroom, well, the soap is on you.

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Costco Sold Berries Possibly Tainted With Hepatitis, Montana Now Involved in Recall

Jon King — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:05:53 +0000

Berries with Hepatitis A may have been sold in Montana.

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Blood Sucking Monsters Invade Montana, Here's How to Avoid and Remove Ticks

Jon King — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:42:47 +0000

Montana's tick season is in full swing, here's what to do if you lure one of these vicious beasties.

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The Fittest City in America Is…

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:27:36 +0000

Running to get away from the cold weather sure has its benefits.

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Partnership Health Facing Six Lawsuits, Accused of Forcing Employees to Work Off Clock

Associated Press — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:53:51 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Six lawsuits have been filed against Partnership Health Center in Missoula by workers contending they were forced to work off the clock without pay, full-time workers being replaced with part-timers who don't get benefits, and an abusive boss.

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Missoula County May be Involved in Lawsuit Over Employee Complaints at Partnership Health Center

Jon King — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:32 +0000

A bevy of lawsuits have been filed against Missoula's Partnership Health Clinic and now it appears that Missoula County itself may be involved in the lawsuit.

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Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies at Age 85

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:43 +0000

Dr. Joyce Brothers, the psychologist whose career included a syndicated column, books, stints on television and in film, has died.

She was 85.

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Medical Center Ordered to Pay 60,000 Dollars for Wrong Cancer Diagnosis of Montana Man

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:33:39 +0000

A judge in Montana has ordered the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 to a Winston man who was wrongly diagnosed with brain cancer and told he had just a few months to live

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Montana Centenarians Offer Advice For Long Life

Jon King — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:29:30 +0000

The Governor's Conference on Aging will occur this week on May 7 and May 9 in Glasgow and Great Falls respectively.

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Montana Health Department Warns of Norovirus, Outbreaks Double in 2013

Jon King — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:03:31 +0000

Norovirus outbreaks have skyrocketed in Montana. The virus, which causes violent bouts of vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea will typically strike once or twice a month, but it's off to a fast start this year with twenty outbreaks in less than twenty weeks.

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Hamilton's Rocky Mountain Lab Study Offers Insight to Viral Infection of Brain

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:38:27 +0000

A new study of La Cross virus (LACV) in Dr. Karin Peterson's lab at Hamilton's Rocky Mountain Laboratories suggests that an invading virus can cause the body's own immune system to kill neurons in the brain

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Five Celebrities Who Have Battled Heart Disease

Maura Chwastyk — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:27:32 +0000

Money, power, drivers, personal assistants at your beck and call ... who doesn't occasionally fantasize about being famous? From the pages of those glossy magazines, it seems like celebrities have it all. And it turns out they really do have it all—even heart disease.

As we near the end of National Heart Health Month, it's important to remember that no one is immune to heart disease, not even those people staring back at us from the magazine covers. Here are five celebrities who have battled heart disease:

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Is Drinking Too Much a Problem in the US?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:18:37 +0000

Drink up.

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5 Exercises That Will Improve Your Heart Health

Maura Chwastyk — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:43:02 +0000

You listen to weather updates so you know how to dress. You wash your hands so you don't get the flu. You wear your seatbelt to keep you safe in the car. You are a prevention machine. But are you working to prevent the number one cause of death for both men and women, heart disease? For American Heart Month, we're focusing on ways to avoid this preventable disease. If you want to keep your heart healthy, one of the best things you can do is weekly aerobic activity. Here are five exercises to keep your heart strong:

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Bizarre New Rule Bans Kids from Blowing Out Birthday Candles in School

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:36:36 +0000

Australia has decided to blow out the candles on a birthday tradition.

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5 Great Foods You Must Eat for a Healthy Heart

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:09:31 +0000

We’re in the midst of American Heart Month, so it’s more important than ever to focus on treating your heart right.

And maybe nothing matters more than eating the right foods.

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Postal Worker Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Single Sick Day

Donald Deane — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:07:34 +0000

As the famous motto goes, "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" stops dedicated postal workers. And as far as Deborah Ford is concerned, who retired from the USPS after more than four decades on the job without taking a single sick day, nothing else does either.

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Surprising Study Reveals Your Partner May Be Keeping Secrets from You

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:12:22 +0000

The secret about how people really feel about their significant other is out.

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Youth Soccer League to Fight Flu By Outlawing High-Fives

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:15:35 +0000

Everyone knows you can’t use your hands in soccer, but that’s causing quite a stir in New York City.

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