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Prairie Doc® Perspective The brain’s happy hormones

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Prairie Doc® Perspective The brain’s happy hormones

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Body Our brain releases chemicals into our body that impact functions in our body, such as our mood. There are four chemicals that commonly support “feeling good,” and they are also known as “happiness chemicals.

This hornworm eating a tomato vine can be controlled with a variety of available insecticides. (Pixabay photo)

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Dakota Gardener: Battling bugs in the garden

Tom Kalb, Horticulturist, Ndsu Extension

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Body Gardens in North Dakota look great this year. The rains have been plentiful in most areas, and our plants are thriving.

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Health Tip

News Staff

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Body Provided by Cavalier County Health District Cavalier County Health District has free medication disposal kits available called Deterra and DisposeRx. The Deterra and DisposeRx disposal systems inactivate medications making them safe to dispose of in regular trash.

Prairie Fare: Try a new vegetable on your menu this summer

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Prairie Fare: Try a new vegetable on your menu this summer

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Body Prairie Fare: Take precautions with takeout food “Oh, no!” I exclaimed. I practically leaped out of the passenger seat and hurried to the back of the car.

Prairie Doc® Perspective Food anaphylaxis

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Prairie Doc® Perspective Food anaphylaxis

Mark E. Bubak, Md

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Body True food allergic reactions cause anaphylaxis. Eating even a tiny bit of the allergenic food causes the patient to quickly develop symptoms that can include shortness of breath, hives, vomiting, diarrhea, throat swelling, passing out, and at times, it can be fatal.

The bottom branch was easily reached from the ground but the upper two branches aren’t accessible. A pole saw would be perfect for this situation. (NDSU photo)

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Dakota Gardener: Pay the man or woman

Joe Zeleznik, Forester, Ndsu Extension

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Body My friend Don is recovering from a dislocated shoulder. He was on a ladder, using a chainsaw to prune branches from a tree.

By Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist

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Prairie Fare: Pets can promote health

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Body “Wally, how did you get on the table?” I exclaimed as I ran into the kitchen. I saw what happened.

By Curstie Konold MPH, LCSW, QMHP

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Prairie Doc® Perspective Lived experiences

Curstie Konold Mph, Lcsw, Qmhp

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Body Everyone we know, meet, or pass in the grocery store has their own set of personal life experiences that are unique from our own.

Daylilies are easy to breed and hybridize for variation in appearance. (Photo courtesy of Lona Arthur)

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Dakota Gardener: What makes daylilies special?

Esther E. Mcginnis, Horticulturist, Ndsu Extension

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Body Do you want to hear a deep, dark secret? I wasn’t always a fan of daylilies. This confession is sheer heresy because I now oversee one of the largest public collections of daylilies in the United States.

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Health Tip

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Body Provided by Cavalier County Health District It’s back to school time! Send your child back to school or college fully protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. Routine vaccines are due by kindergarten, 7th grade, 11th grade, & freshmen year of college.

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