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Test Confirms Appleton Student has Tuberculosis
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Last Updated: 10:11 AM 02/09/12 - Health officials say a student at Appleton North High School has contracted tuberculosis, and the city plans to test about 300 students who may have been exposed. (Full Story) |
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Democrats Call on Walker to Lift Family Care Cap
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Last Updated: 3:15 PM 02/07/12 - The four Democrats have sent a letter urging Republican Gov. Scott Walker to lift the enrollment cap on the state's Family Care program that helps keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes. (Full Story) |
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CDC: Fewer Smokers Go to the Dentist
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Last Updated: 3:11 PM 02/07/12 - If you're a smoker, the Center for Disease Control & Prevention says you're less likey to visit the dentist. (Full Story) |
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Junk Foods Widely available at Elementary Schools
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Last Updated: 3:23 PM 02/06/12 - A new study suggests that junk food remains plentiful at the nation's elementary schools despite widespread efforts to fight childhood obesity. (Full Story) |
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Specialists Push for Family input to Detect Dementia Earlier
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Last Updated: 2:09 PM 02/06/12 - Dementia can sneak up on families because its sufferers are pretty adept at covering lapses early on. It can take even longer to be noticed if spouses are there to compensate. And doctors can be fooled as well. (Full Story) |
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American Cancer Society Offers Scholarships for Young Cancer Survivors
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Last Updated: 9:47 AM 02/06/12 - The Midwest Division of the American Cancer Society is offering a limited number of scholarships for young cancer survivors who are planning to attend a university, college, technical or vocational school in the fall of 2012. (Full Story) |
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It's Not Too Late to get the Flu Shot
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Last Updated: 8:37 AM 02/05/12 - We're in peak flu season and if you haven't gotten the flu shot yet, medical experts say it's not too late. (Full Story) |
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- More than half of America's pets are obese, survey shows
Survey by Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found 53 percent of dogs and 55 percent of cats are overweight or obese: Why? - Military food getting nutrition upgrade
Bases to serve more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dishes thanks to "Let's Move" campaign; 1 in 20 service members overweight in 2005 - Norovirus outbreak strikes Rider University in N.J., 40 hospitalized
Authorities suspect outbreak originated at nearby Princeton University - Electric shocks to brain may boost memory: Study
Deep-brain stimulation via tiny electric shocks found to help memory during learning process - Measles patient attended Super Bowl village, health officials warn
Person attended Super Bowl village on Friday when 200,000 others were in attendance, said Indiana state health officials
- Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice
Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice. - Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign
Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics. - Outbreak sickens dozens at New Jersey university
About 40 students at a university in New Jersey have been taken to hospitals for treatment after an outbreak of what authorities believe is the norovirus. - Vending machine dispenses emergency contraception
Vending machine offerings at a Pennsylvania university are expanding beyond the world of junk food and into the world of contraception. - Are depressed kids bully magnets?
Psychologists, not to mention parents, have long observed that kids who seem depressed tend to have trouble being accepted by their peers.
- For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible
LONDON (AP) -- Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.... - Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise
ATLANTA (AP) -- More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday.... - Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better
NEW YORK (AP) -- People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories.... - Study: Tai chi helps ease symptoms of Parkinson's
NEW YORK (AP) -- The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease.... - Study finds MDs not always honest with patients
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients....
- Coin Batteries Hidden Danger to Kids
Madison, Wisconsin - If you’re planning to serenade your sweetheart with a musical Valentine’s card, be careful: musical greeting cards are a surprising source of danger for children. Kids may swallow the coin, or button, battery ins... - Key Up for Kids Set for February 11
MADISON - More than 300 piano students will use their talents to raise money for American Family Children's Hospital during the 20th annual Key Up For Kids, a piano-playing marathon, from 9am until 5pm Saturday, Feb. 11 at Barnes and Noble near ... - UW Health Doctor Named to Panel to Transform Health Care
Madison, Wisconsin - Dr. Jonathan Jaffery, associate professor of medicine at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of 73 individuals from 27 states and the District of Columbia participating in the Innovation Advi... - UW Carbone Cancer Center Joins with Adams County to Study Cancer Patterns
Madison, Wisconsin - Surprising facts about cancer deaths in Adams County have sparked a unique, county-wide outreach effort to save lives now and in the future. A UW Carbone Cancer Center project that assessed cancer-related needs in southcentr... - SwedishAmerican, UW Health to Build Free-Standing Cancer Center
A new facet of UW Health’s affiliation with SwedishAmerican Health System in Rockford, Ill., was announced at a news conference January 6 in Rockford. SwedishAmerican’s board of directors has approved a business plan to build and ope...
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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.
January 30, 2012
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treating Radiation Wounds
Healthbeat: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treating Radiation WoundsFebruary 6, 2012
Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital
Heathbeat: Top 50 Cardiovascular HospitalFebruary 13, 2012
Diabetes - Minimizing the Effects
February 20, 2012
CaRE Foundation - Research Makes Local Impact
February 27, 2012
Cancer Signs Men Should Not Ignore
March 5, 2012
New Women's Care Unit
