Health
Students use team approach to health care in Phillips clinic
Being screened for a knee injury at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic doesn’t mean a patient is simply treated by an orthopedic doctor. Instead, a team of student volunteers made up of physical therapists, nutritionists and pharmacists meets to discuss the problem.MORE »
Tell Mpls City Council by March 1 to support market gardens
The Minneapolis City Council will be voting on the complete Urban Ag Text Amendments on March 1 during the Zoning and Planning Committee meeting. As we’ve reported here before, these text amendments are an important step toward making urban farming a key part of the city’s fabric.MORE »
Tomatoland author, Barry Estabrook, on the winter tomato - taste, nutrition and slavery
I made a quick trip to St. Paul's Mississippi Market over the noon hour today. I've been a member of the food co-operative for 20+ years and feel comfortable using the bulk bins of flour, beans, and rice. I checked the diary case for my favorite Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota cheeses, and then made my way to the deli and espresso counter.MORE »
OPINION | Renewable energy and health: Me, myself and I
In the continuing debate surrounding how, why, when, where and whether we should move decisively ahead with renewable energy sources, there are just as many reasons raised for opposing wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biogas and others as there are for supporting them.MORE »
Childhood eye screening bill gets House OK
Learning can be tough when you can’t see the blackboard.MORE »
Reflections of new Minnesotans: UCare's Carol Berg
An interview with public health nurse Carol Berg on immigrant health and UCare's collaborative health programs throughout Minnesota. [Audio below]
Elgin shows way for investing in rural development
Most small towns that are not the central city for rural counties face several problems keeping the lights on in storefronts, keeping population within the community, and in meeting human needs.MORE »
The Catholic Hierarchy goes to war…against me, a Catholic who happens to disagree with them
Today at Mass at Basilica came the expected Declaration of War (my interpretation) by the Catholic Hierarchy against the majority of us in the pews and not, who do not buy the promulgated line.MORE »
Walk-in holistic wellness center, right around the corner
A new holistic wellness center has opened on the corner of 48th and Chicago Avenue in the old home of Parkway Hardware Store. Spark Clinic previously operated out of the Shenandoah Wellness Center, but they moved to their own space last month.MORE »
Whose conscience? Whose rights?
The Obama administration said this month that church-run hospitals, universities and charities, like other employers, must cover birth control in their health insurance plans, as an essential provision for women's health care. Despite the protests of the Catholic hierarchy, this decision is the right thing to do.MORE »
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