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PRESCRIPTION POVERTY

Posted January 25, 2012 at 6:58 pm

By: Soo Asheim

New Century Press

In 2010, Americans spent $307.4 billion on prescription drugs, according to a recent report from consulting firm IMS Health. This is an enormous portion of the U.S. economy to be spending on prescription medications, many of which are ineffective at best and woefully dangerous at worst.

According to Reuters, the decline in spending was due, at least in part, to a greater number of patients using generic medications. Visits to doctors also declined in 2010, as did the number of patients seeking new treatment for chronic illnesses. Because of a slow economy,

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    They Shoot Horses… Don’t They?

    Posted January 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    By Ley Bouchard

    Tucked into the consciousness of the American public is a nasty word: slaughter. Words like harvesting and processing are used to veil the deed. The end result is

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    Book Nook

    Posted January 11, 2012 at 7:10 pm




    By Gerry Gilmour

    New Century Press

    Vernon Keel grew up in Turtle Lake, N.D., a few miles from the farmstead known

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    Vikings scholarship winner announced

    Posted January 4, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    during Sunday’s Minnesota-Chicago game

    The winner of a $10,000 scholarship to the University of North Dakota from the Minnesota Vikings will be announced Sunday during the final game of the Vikings’ season and

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    Final Exam

    Posted December 14, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Gerry Gilmour

    New Century Press

    North Dakota State University student athletes studying football under Craig Bohl the year face not only the Eagles but mid-term finals.

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