Everything We Mostly Don’t Know About Hiccups

A heaping spoonful of peanut butter is The Minot Voice.com endorsed cure, but you’ll find a bit of science and a few other less conventional cure ideas in this article.

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Higher Taxes (Price) Equals Less Consumption

Raising taxes (i.e. prices) on cigarettes will result in decreased consumption, but a modestly surprising additional effect is a corollary decrease in beer and liquor consumption.

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IF we need it…. Sanford Hospitals Designated to Treat Ebola

Sanford Hospitals in Bismarck and Fargo have been designated to treat any Ebola cases… if they should occur in North Dakota.

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New Tech Makes Finding Veins a Lot Easier

Trials are underway in Australia, but we’re guessing technology like this will find its way around the world fairly fast. It uses harmless near-infrared light, and it can be used anywhere. Watch the Video.

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Wash Hands, Stay Healthy

I recall a common conversation I had with my children as they were growing up. “Did you wash your hands?” I would ask my two older kids as they popped into their places at the dinner table. “Yes,” they usually answered. “Did you use soap?” I continued. “Yep!” they replied in unison. One time my

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Rabid Horse Found in Rural Estevan

Rabies is a persistent threat in our part of the world, and this article will give you a good refresh on the pertinent facts. The horse has been put down, a quarantine on the herd is expected.

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Ebola Preparation & Monitoring in North Dakota

While ND Department Health officials maintain the risk of a local outbreak is quite low, they are currently monitoring two individuals recently returned from west Africa. The individuals are not sick or showing symptoms.

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