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The Monitor’s View: Help Workers Lower Gas Costs

[The Christian Science Monitor, July 7, 2008] Editorial board promotes employee benefits like flex-time and showers for cyclists as ways to save gas – and more.

In mid-May, Allina Hospitals & Clinics joined with the city of Minneapolis to open a bike center with pay showers, lockers, a cafe, and bike store. A third of the 150 commuter slots are already rented. Read the full story on csmonitor.com...

Beat the Clock

[Pioneer Press, July 5, 2008] Whenever John Cleary picked up a book, he could barely make it through a sentence before nodding off. The problem was that a 10-year-old case of congestive heart failure had progressed to the point where Cleary suffered from mitral valve regurgitation. Instead of having open-chest surgery to repair or replace his damaged heart valve, Cleary became the first patient to enroll in a trial of a less-invasive device.

During a procedure at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Cleary received iCoapsys, a device designed to reshape the heart so the mitral valve closes more effectively. Wes Pedersen, MD, a cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute who operated on Cleary, said doctors see promise in the device made by Myocor in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Read the full story on twincities.com...

New Vaccine Targets Brain Cancer

[WCCO 4 News, July 4, 2008] Abbott Northwestern Hospital is playing a key role in the development of a cancer vaccine. The concept is to give the immune system a super-boost, then unleash it on some of the toughest cancers.

Neuro-oncologist John Trusheim discusses the clinical trial of the DCVax®-Brain vaccine. A tight relationship between the Virginia Piper Cancer Center and Abbott Northwestern's Neuro-Science Center is making the project possible. Read the full story on wcco.com...

A Milestone for Skills Program that Works to Transform Lives

[Star Tribune, July 4, 2008] Train to Work and its business partners have been helping people get better jobs for 10 years. Glenda Squalls, unit coordinator in the Center for Advanced Endoscopy at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, is living testimony to the partnership that has trained and placed about 850 unemployed women. Read the full story on startribune.com...