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MADISON – Are we winning the war against cancer?
The question, posed by the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center's eighth annual cancer symposium, refers to President Nixon's declaration of a so called 'war on cancer' when he signed the Nati...
11/3/2009
| Progress Against Cancer Addressed at Symposium
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Due to the shortage of both H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines, UW Health is not scheduling appointments for flu shots at this time.
We will provide updates as more information becomes available. Please call our flu hotline at (608) 265-7757 or toll-...
11/2/2009
| Flu Shot Appointments Currently Unavailable
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MADISON – Some people with H1N1 symptoms may be risking an unnecessary emergency room bill and could put other patients and health care workers at risk by not following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for seeking emergency care.
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10/29/2009
| Madison Hospitals Ask Public to Follow Flu Recommendations
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Al Falaschi, Phat Phunktion band member and Katie Falaschi's husband, shares her inspiring story
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10/28/2009
| Funk Out Concert for Cancer
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MADISON - With a critical shortage of nursing-school faculty looming nationwide, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) has incorporated into health reform legislation a provision that significantly expands graduate degree loan repayment for nurses who join...
10/26/2009
| Health Care Reform Legislation to Counter Nursing Faculty Shortage
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MADISON - The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is one of just seven research centers conducting the first clinical trial in the nation to determine the dose of H1N1 vaccine necessary to give immunity to people with asthma.
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10/21/2009
| UW to Study H1N1 Vaccine for Asthma Sufferers
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On Friday at the UW Carbone Cancer Center's annual symposium, we'll be tweeting live throughout the day from a variety of sessions. Follow us at www.twitter.com/uwcarbone to get these exclusive sneak peeks at the conference, while it's happening.
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10/21/2009
| Follow the Cancer Center's Symposium on Twitter: Oct. 23
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MADISON - Internet technology has taken the age-old problem of bullying to a new and troubling level.
Long gone are the days when the school bully was just the kid who calls a bespectacled student "four eyes" or annoyingly tugs on a girl's pigtail...
10/21/2009
| School Bullying a Serious Problem on the Internet
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MADISON - The sound of music has been heard at UW Health clinics for the past several months, but nobody's auditioning for American Idol.
Instead, just in time for flu-shot season, a UW Health team executed a detailed plan to help kids overcome the fear and...
10/20/2009
| Distracting Kids Helps Ease Pain from Vaccinations
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MADISON – Most mothers with depression in the United States do not receive adequate treatment for their disease, according to a new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
And the problem is especially prono...
10/19/2009
| New Study Reveals Most Mothers Receive Inadequate Depression Care
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