Jan 14, 2013 | Top Stories |
For the first time since his vice presidential loss, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan made an appearance in his home state and district Sunday, speaking about the national health care law at a Racine TEA Party event in the Franksville area of Caledonia. (JOURNAL TIMES, 1/14)
Jan 14, 2013 | Press Releases |
CONTACT: Susan Lampert Smith, (608) 262-7335, ssmith5@uwhealth.org Madison, Wis. — A single combination pill could reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in Latin Americans by up to 21 percent at a cost...
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Madison, Wis. – A community-based program in Waukesha County reduced cardiac and diabetes risk factors in Hispanic adults by increasing knowledge and positive attitudes about healthy behaviors, according to a research report in...
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Contact: Paul Meznarich, 715-585-5805, meznarich.paul@mayo.edu EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Five area Mayo Clinic Health System emergency medicine providers now are among a small number nationally to receive a Certificate of Additional...
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Contact: Claire Smith, (608) 266-1683 MADISON— State health officials are encouraging homeowners to check their home’s radon levels because exposure to radioactive radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among...
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Media Contact: Sandra Peterson, 262-928-4997 (office), 262-408-3683 (cell) WAUKESHA, WI – The Waukesha Service Club recently pledged $100,000 to the ProHealth Care Foundation. The largest portion of the gift, $75,000, will be...
Read MoreJan 11, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Wisconsin's competitive insurance industry may be too much of a good thing. That's according to Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians executive director Larry Pheifer, who says that hesitancy among state payers is delaying progress on payment reform - a top priority for primary care doctors. (WHN, 1/11)
Jan 9, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Wisconsin is one of only five states in the country to earn an "A" grade for providing children with dental sealants in a new report from the Pew Center on States. Twenty states and the District of Columbia received a "D" or "F". (WHN, 1/9)
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