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  Consumer Reports' sunscreen ratings show price doesn't mean protection

  

  Posted 9:21 AM 5/25/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News

  If the beach is in your plans this Memorial Day, Consumer Reports wants to remind you to slather on the sunscreen. However, not all sunscreens may be equal in terms of protection and lasting power.

  Consumer Reports tested 12 popular sunscreens for the July 2013 issue, and found some (More)

  
  

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  Peers of suicide victims more likely to think about killing themselves

  

  Posted 8:49 PM 5/21/2013 by Michelle Castillo - CBS News

  Children and teens who had a peer commit suicide may be more likely to think about and attempt suicide themselves, an effect that appears to be more pronounced in younger kids.

  The phenomenon, which is known as "suicide contagion," was shown to last two years or more after a peer's death (More)

  
  

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  UPDATE: Gallatin County woman dies from Hantavirus

  

  Posted 3:52 PM 5/17/2013 by KBZK Media Center

  The woman in her 20s is the 10th person reported to have died from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Montana since 1993. This is the first Hantavirus-related death in Montana in 2013.

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  Only 3 companies will sell health insurance on the MT exchange

  

  Posted 9:05 AM 5/17/2013 by Marnee Banks - MTN News

  Only three health insurance companies intend to sell policies on Montana's health insurance exchange.

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  Seattle teen's illness attributed to grill brush bristle

  

  Posted 9:04 AM 5/11/2013 by Michelle Castillo - CBS News

  Doctors have discovered that the cause of a 16-year-old's mysterious vomiting illness is a grill brush bristle that he accidentally ate.

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  Flathead County seeing jump in norovirus cases

  

  Posted 7:52 PM 5/10/2013 by MTN News

  KALISPELL - Local health officials say they're seeing a jump in gastrointestinal illness caused by Norovirus in area schools and long-term care facilities.

  Norovirus is a group of virus that causes the majority of gastrointestinal outbreaks in the United States and is associated with (More)

  
  

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  Sunshine may lower blood pressure and boost heart health, study suggests

  

  Posted 10:01 AM 5/9/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News

  Can the secret to good heart health be as simple as spending more time in the sun?

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  Officials zero in on possible source of Butte air quality problems

  

  Posted 9:18 PM 5/7/2013 by Shannon Davis

  Officials with the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department believe Butte's air quality issues stem from one location.

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  Billings woman loses nearly 200 lbs, sets her sights on Montana Women's Run

  

  Posted 9:27 PM 5/6/2013 by Angela Douglas - MTN News

  "I just want women to know that you can do it. Weight loss isn't something that is impossible," Holmes insisted. "If I can help one person change their life, that means the world to me."

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  New greenhouse is providing work skills, therapy for MT State Hospital patients

  

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  Posted 5:50 PM 5/3/2013 by Katy Harris KXLF News

  BUTTE-Montana State Hospital patients are learning a new trade to prepare them for re-entering the real world.

  Don K. is one of 4 Montana State Hospital patients that has found work in the new Healing Waters Greenhouse.

  "I have a tendency to be a fast-going type of person. I have a (More) • Video (1)