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Study to evaluate greater role for ND pharmacists

April 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Caregivers’ best efforts to treat costly chronic diseases can suffer when patients fail to take their medications as prescribed.
Nationally, the prescription drug compliance rate is estimated at 50 percent, according to researchers. Continue Reading

SD governor to set up study of Medicaid expansion

March 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Legislature’s budget-writing committee rejected a plan to expand the Medicaid program Friday after a state official said Gov. Dennis Daugaard is setting up a group to study whether the state should cover thousands of additional low-income people in the program.
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Lawmakers want to see study aimed at protecting Theodore Roosevelt National Park

March 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Lawmakers are asking to study the economic impact around the Theodore Roosevelt National Park to determine the best practice for sustaining and enhancing the areas’ tourism and recreation as well as oil and gas development. Continue Reading

Study aimed at protecting national park

March 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK – Lawmakers are asking to study the economic impact around the Theodore Roosevelt National Park to determine the best practice for sustaining and enhancing the areas’ tourism and recreation as well as oil and gas development. Continue Reading

Carp fighters hook into invasive solutions

February 28, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Organizations at a Wednesday Asian carp summit hosted by Governor Mark Dayton and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar agreed they would try to convince boaters to stop using a Mississippi River lock in Minneapolis so it can remain closed and act as a barrier to fish that can eat so much food that they push out native species. Continue Reading

Money requested to study Killdeer Mountain

February 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A proposal in the state Senate seeks to provide $250,000 to do an archaeological study within the Battle of Killdeer Mountain study area, in part due to the encroachment of oil development. Continue Reading

Dunn Co. dust control: Commissioners OK further research using $97K left over from grant

February 6, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING The Dunn County Commission decided during its meeting Wednesday at the Dunn County Courthouse in Manning to pursue research into dust control methods. Continue Reading

Report says rural areas have lost voice for important issues

January 5, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald

Rural Minnesota “has lost its influence in policy discussions that occur in both the private and public sectors,” according to a new study by the nonprofit Center for Rural Policy and Development in St. Peter, Minn. Continue Reading

Study: Vitamins don’t lower heart risks in men

November 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Multivitamins might help lower the risk for cancer in healthy older men but do not affect their chances of developing heart disease, new research suggests. Continue Reading

Has the Bakken boom had a spillover effect throughout the state?

November 24, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Employment in the heart of North Dakota’s Oil Patch has soared by about 50 percent over the past three years. Continue Reading