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Therapy llamas, alpacas bring joy to patients at Oregon hospitals
Posted 8:16 PM 4/9/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News
At least one Oregon children's hospital is now employing two unique therapy animals to help patients smile: an alpaca named Napoleon, and a llama named Rojo.
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MSU fraternity push-up fundraiser benefits Eagle Mount
Posted 10:24 AM 4/9/2013 by Chet Layman
Two hundred thousand pushups in 10 weeks. That's the challenge the members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Montana State University took on at the beginning of this semester.
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Carnitine chemical, not fat, may explain link between red meat and heart disease
Posted 9:03 PM 4/8/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News
The link between red meat and heart disease risk is nothing new, but a new study shows the reason behind the risk may not be what doctors have long thought.
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Walking may be just as effective as running for bringing heart benefits
Posted 9:00 PM 4/7/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News
If you're a runner, a new study suggests you may be able to slow down and still gain the same health benefits.
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Frozen food recall over E. coli expands to more Farm Rich products
Posted 11:48 AM 4/6/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News
The expanded recall, announced April 4, now includes Farm Rich and Market Day products including frozen pizza products, mozzarella bites, cheese steaks, quesadillas and other sandwiches.
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CDC: More women choosing cohabitation before marriage
Posted 8:48 PM 4/4/2013 by Michelle Castillo - CBS News
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that 48 percent of women were living with their significant other but not married to them. The number is a sharp increase from the 43 percent reported in 2002 and the 35 percent that reported the same situation in 1995.
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The high costs of caring for someone with dementia
Posted 8:28 PM 4/4/2013 by Jonathan LaPook - CBS News
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine says nearly 15 percent of Americans over 70 have dementia, and the yearly cost of caring for them can run $70,000. So what does that mean for families?
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Health department investigating illness at Bozeman elementary school
Posted 5:05 PM 4/4/2013 by KBZK
A "significant number" of staff and students were absent from Emily Dickinson Elementary School on Wednesday and Thursday with symptoms consistent with Norwalk-like viruses, commonly known as noroviruses.
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Group weight loss challenges for money may be most effective
Posted 9:07 PM 4/3/2013 by Michelle Castillo - CBS News
Adding a cash incentive and a bit of peer pressure may make it easier for people to lose weight.
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Kalispell hospital targets esophageal cancer
Posted 8:04 PM 4/3/2013 by Tara Oster - MTN News
The American Cancer Society gives patients a 38% survival five-year survival rate following completion of treatment for esophageal cancer; the disappointing survival rate causes concern among medical professionals.
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