A new government report says construction workers, miners and food service workers are the occupations that smoke the most. Experts say that may have as much to do with education levels as the jobs themselves.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli.

Think the new health-care law means the cost of medical insurance is trending downward? Think again.

As many as 14 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes -- a death toll that would make the outbreak the deadliest in more than a decade.

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- The maker of the foam cheeseheads so popular with Green Bay Packers fans isn't amused that a physicians group tried to use the hat in an anti-cheese billboard.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has begun to make public ways it plans to cut nearly $500 million in Medicaid costs over the next two years.

The potato is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation's school lunch program, but not if Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mark Udall of Colorado have anything to say about it.

Last year's California kindergartners had a record high percentage of parents who used a personal belief exemption to avoid immunization requirements, a development that concerns state health officials.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A nonprofit group with a history of provocative takes on food is preparing a billboard in the heart of dairy country about the dangers of eating cheese.

State Veterinarian Robert Ehlenfeldt says 25 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been confirmed in Wisconsin since mid-August, mostly in the north-central part of the state.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Milwaukee's measles alert began when an unvaccinated 23-month-old refugee from Burma flew to the city from Malaysia.

Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast that may have been undercooked.

Two new surveys find a big drop in the number of young adults without health insurance since last year -- and President Barack Obama's overhaul is getting credit instead of criticism.

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing and unintended pregnancies.

The Greendale Health Department confirms a new case of measles in an infant too young to be vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.

West Virginia University researchers found that teens - particularly boys - were more likely to quit smoking if exercise was a part of their smoking-cessation program.

A preliminary study suggests the vaccine against whooping cough falters after only about three years, adding support to school rules requiring kids to get the vaccination periodically.

For allergy sufferers who were hoping the frosty mornings this week might bring relief, allergists say it may not be enough to kill all the weeds. They say this is the peak for ragweed and fall mold and plenty of people have been in to get help.

Previously MRSA infections were most common in hospitals and nursing homes, but now the bacteria is being discovered in gyms, locker rooms and day care centers.

State health officials are investigating a deadly E. coli outbreak in far southern Wisconsin.

Aspirus Women’s Health is offering free breast exams and mammograms to women who qualify in Wausau on October 1.

Researchers have created three cats with a gene that makes their cells glow green when exposed to UV light and are hopeful that the fluorescent felines will speed development of strategies to prevent HIV/AIDS in humans as well as a similar disease that strikes cats.

Health leaders are reminding people to be cautious, as several cases of contagious disease have been reported throughout Wisconsin.

A Wisconsin medical products manufacturer faces a sixth lawsuit over its contaminated alcohol wipes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. is recalling more ground turkey products because of possible salmonella contamination.