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Two Hardin teens defeat suicide by finding their passion
Posted 5:12 PM 5/21/2013 by Victoria Fregoso - Q2 News
HARDIN - About once a week, you can find Hardin High School sophomores Jordan and Jeramiah with iPads in hand, preparing their next video. They stumbled upon their newly found passion for photography and video editing with some help. This discovery came just in time, as the two were considering (More)
5/17/2013
Only 3 companies will sell health insurance on the MT exchange
Posted 1:37 PM 5/17/2013 by Marnee Banks - MTN News
HELENA - Only three health insurance companies intend to sell policies on Montana's health insurance exchange.
Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced Thursday that Blue Cross Blue Shield, PacificSource and the Montana Health Cooperative all filed necessary (More)
5/16/2013
New St. V's program aims to stop cancer before it starts
Posted 4:10 PM 5/17/2013 by Stan Parker & Gabby Weber - Q2 News
BILLINGS - Thursday afternoon, St. Vincent Healthcare announced their newest cancer center program. The Risk Assessment Prevention Program brings specialists together, helping women understand their potential for cancer. If the risk is high, the team develops a plan tailored to each (More)
Scientists successfully clone human stem cells via skin cells
5/15/2013
High number of pertussis cases reported in Montana
Posted 2:38 PM 5/15/2013 by MTN News
HELENA - State health officials say they're seeing an unusually high number of pertussis cases in Montana, with 265 cases having been reported this year.
The vast majority of cases have been in school-aged children, and Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials say (More)
5/14/2013
Careful with those drinks; tougher standard for drivers may be on way
Posted 9:42 AM 5/14/2013 by CNN
WASHINGTON - A decade-old benchmark for determining when a driver is legally intoxicated -- the 0.08 blood-alcohol content rate -- should be lowered to 0.05, reducing the amount a motorist can imbibe before being presumed to be drunk, federal safety officials said Tuesday.
At a meeting in (More)
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