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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Holding Public Forum On New Breast Health Recommendations
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Last Updated: 10:13 AM 11/19/09 - Aspirus Wausau Hospital is holding a public health forum today. (Full Story) |
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Local Doctors to Answer Questions About Breast Exam Guidelines
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Last Updated: 9:26 PM 11/18/09 - Aspirus Wausau Hospital will hold a public forum regarding the government's new mammogram guidelines. It starts at 7 p.m. Thursday. (Full Story) |
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Thinking of Quitting Smoking? Perhaps You Should Try Thursday
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Last Updated: 10:46 PM 11/18/09 - If you have been thinking about quitting smoking, Thursday may be the day to try it. Thursday is the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout. (Full Story) |
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Wisconsin Medical Examining Board Adds New Jobs, Help With Backlog
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Last Updated: 5:46 PM 11/18/09 - The Wisconsin Medical Examining board is also adding new jobs. (Full Story) |
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Top 10 Unsafe Toys this Holiday Season
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Last Updated: 4:30 AM 11/19/09 - The list is out of the ten worst toys as the holiday season nears. The group, People at World Against Toys Causing Harm, makes the list. It includes the X-Men Origins Slashin' Action Wolverine that they say could cause an eye injury, the Wall-E Foam Rocket Launcher, and Curious Baby Curious George Counting - My First Book of Numbers. (Full Story) |
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Better Watch Out, Better Not Cough: Santas Lobby For Swine Flu Vaccine
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Last Updated: 2:52 PM 11/18/09 - Never mind flying, steep roofs and shinnying down chimneys, some Santas are worried about catching swine flu from kids. (Full Story) |
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A Third Portage County Resident Dies From H1N1
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Last Updated: 6:39 PM 11/18/09 - Officials In Portage County have confirmed another H1N1 related death in less than a month. The Health Department reports the victim did not have underlying health condition. (Full Story) |
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National
- Video: Marijuana Treats Help Autistic Boy?
A California mom claims medical marijuana helps her severely autistic son live a better life. CBS 2's Michele Gile reports. - Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported
Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating - Video: Preview: The Cost of Dying
Many Americans spend their last days in an ICU, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost. Steve Kroft reports. Sunday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. ET/PT. - CDC: "Nothing Typical" about 2009 Flu
43 States Still Seeing Widespread H1N1 Activity, 15 More Confirmed H1N1 Deaths, CDC Reports - GBS a Side Effect of H1N1 Vaccine?
Teen's Parents Blame H1N1 Vaccine for Son's Condition; Officials Say Link Unconfirmed, Under Investigation
- Can your doctor spot H1N1?
You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature. - After suicide takes their loved ones, survivors find purpose
Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma. - 'I want my mammograms!'
A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42. - Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote
Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking Friday in the health care debate as top Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend. - New cervical cancer screening guidelines released
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
- Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.... - Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First mammograms. Now - in an apparent coincidence - Pap smears.... - Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
ATLANTA (AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.... - Pa. university students upset about fitness class
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.... - Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images....
- Flu Vaccine Status
If you have flu-like symptoms and have a clinic appointment, please call your clinic before coming to your visit (please refer to our Locations and Maps listing for phone numbers). We currently have H1N1 vaccine available for pregnant women and highe... - Parenting Strategies Can Help Overweight Teens Make Healthy Choices
MADISON - Parents may tell kids to 'eat healthy' but then confuse them by eating at fast-food restaurants. Welcome to the world of overweight teens, where mixed messages and a lack of parental follow-through appear to contribute to the difficulties ... - Neurosurgery Offers Hope for Excruciating Facial Pain
MADISON - Trigeminal neuralgia has been called the most painful disorder known to neurology - and those who have suffered the lightning-flash of facial nerve pain say it's no exaggeration. But some patients find relief through neurosurgery, a drastic... - UW Health's Drive to Share
MADISON - For the seventh year, UW Health is teaming up with NBC-15's Share Your Holidays food drive to support Second Harvest Foodbank and the Marine Corp's Toys For Tots toy drive. In its history the Drive to Share program has collected more than 2... - Military Reception Honors UW Health Staff
MADISON - Forget any superstitions of Friday the 13th bringing bad luck; for the families of three UW Health employees, Friday, November 13, 2009, was a day of celebration and homecoming. All three families had been reunited with loved ones less than...
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Hospitals and Clinics
Aspirus Health Beat 7 helps you make better health care decisions with news about the latest medical breakthroughs, research and technology. Tune in for information about exciting new care options you and your family can access right here in central Wisconsin through Aspirus doctors, services and the Wausau Hospital.
August 3, 2009
New Radiation Therapy Shortens Breast Cancer
Darryl Barton, MD ARCC
Health Beat: New Radiation Therapy Shortens Breast CancerAugust 10, 2009
LIpasorber
German Lorrain, MD AHVI
August 17, 2009
Level 2 Trauma Center
Jenny Larson, MD AWH
Health Beat: Level II Trauma CenterAugust 24, 2009
Kohl's Safety Center
Michelle Armstrong, AWH
August 31, 2009
SaferTreatment for Barrett's Esophagus (HALO)
Christopher Young, MD GI
Health Beat: SaferTreatment for Barrett's EsophagusSeptember 7, 2009
2009 HealthGrades Women's Health Excellence Award
Sherri Holmes
Health Beat: 2009 HealthGrades Women's Health Excellence AwardSeptember 14, 2009
Single Room Care Newborn ICU
Sue McDonald, RN
Health Beat: Single Room Care NICUSeptember 21, 2009
New Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Dr. Beaumont and Dr. Brunch
Health Beat : New Lumbar Fusion SurgerySeptember 28, 2009
Nurse Navigator Assists Women
Chris Hanke, RN
Health Beat: Nurse Navigator Assists WomenOctober 5, 2009
Hospice Services Expand to Rhinelander
Jean Bergener
October 12, 2009
Adolescent Scoliosis
Dr. John Hugus
October 19, 2009
XOFT for Gynecologic Cancer
Dr. Tod Speer
October 26, 2009
AHVI Program Expands to MHC
Dr. Luetmer and Kaaron Keene
November 2, 2009
Heart Valve Surgery
Dr. Ronald Miles
November 9, 2009
Major Causes of Traumatic Injuries
Dr. Jenny Larson
Health Beat : Major Causes of Traumatic InjuriesNovember 16, 2009
Aspirus Safety Center Expands
Michelle Armstrong
November 23, 2009
Vitamin D Update
Dr. Hilary Bingol
November 30, 2009
New Cosmetic Procedures
Dr. Katharina Hahn
December 7, 2009
Improved Care for Seniors
Paula Brabec, RN
December 14, 2009
Beating Heart Surgery
Fernando Riveron, M.D.
December 21, 2009
Bar-Code System Supports Patient Safety
Joni Hahn, RN
December 28, 2009
Confusion Problems in Seniors
Paula Brabec, RN
January 4, 2010
Team Helps Women With Abnormal Bleeding
Paul Kerns, M.D.
January 11, 2010
Innovations In Joint Replacement Surgery
Daniel Seybold, M.D. & Daniel Priebe, M.D.
January 18, 2010
Personalized Cancer Care
Christopher Peterson, M.D.
January 25, 2010
Pain Relief For Facial Shingles
Mazin Ellias, M.D.
February 1, 2010
3-D Technology Advances Heart Diagnostics
Germain Larrain, M.D.
February 8, 2010
Transporting Critically Ill Newborns
Sue McDonald, RN & Jason Keffeler, RN
February 15, 2010
Wireless Pacemaker Technology
Mark Hoffmann, M.D.
February 22, 2010
Treatment Options for Disc Herniation
Todd Fairchild, M.D.
March 1, 2010
Infertility Testing and Artificial Insemination
Jennifer Mullen, Nurse Practitioner
March 8, 2010
Injection Therapy for Low Back Pain
Luke Budleski, M.D.
March 15, 2010
Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery
Steve Weiland, M.D.
