Stories indexed under: Health

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• Novel anti-epilepsy drug developed at Wisconsin to begin clinical trials Dec. 28, 2009 A sugar-like substance used for years in medical imaging is about to be tested in clinical trials to see if it can protect people who suffer from frequent epileptic seizures.
• As newborn screening expands, parents need more help Dec. 22, 2009 Parents leave the hospital with a newborn who looks perfectly healthy. But a short time later, their doctor calls to say that the baby has had an abnormal screening-test result and needs follow-up testing.
• Alzheimer's disease doesn't take a holiday Dec. 21, 2009 The bright lights, big crowds and bustle that make the holidays fun for most of us often do just the opposite for people with Alzheimer's and those who care for them.
• Imaging research program selected for air pollution study Dec. 15, 2009
• Children's hospital offers specialized treatment for childhood cancer Dec. 14, 2009
• UW-Madison study ties lower hormone use to fewer breast cancer cases Dec. 8, 2009
• Seasonal flu shots for faculty, staff available Dec. 7-10 Dec. 3, 2009
• UW Hospital’s HIV clinic brings AIDS Memorial Quilt to Madison Dec. 1, 2009
• H1N1 vaccine now available to UW-Madison students 24 and younger Nov. 24, 2009
• Curiosities: Is it true that laughing is good for your health? Nov. 24, 2009
• Study focuses on "balanced parenting" as weight control strategy Nov. 20, 2009
• UW-Madison launches H1N1 study with asthma sufferers Oct. 26, 2009 The 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.
• UW to begin research into disparities in heart and lung disease Oct. 22, 2009 With the help of a $5.2 million federal stimulus grant, the School of Medicine and Public Health is developing a program to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease in Wisconsin, two of the most significant causes of death and disability both in the state and nationally.
• UW-Madison's 'good ideas' get lift from stimulus funds Aug. 26, 2009 The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Doctor's compassion may help cure colds faster July 8, 2009 Some cold medicines will shave a day off your suffering from the common cold, but they often produce unpleasant side effects. A new study shows, for the first time, that the doctor's empathy may be an even better way to speed recovery.
• Major study links malaria mosquitoes to Amazon deforestation June 25, 2009 In one of the most field-intensive efforts to explore the connection between malaria and tropical deforestation, a team led by Jonathan Patz, a specialist in the link between environment and health at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, has established a strong correlation between the extent of forest destruction and the incidence of the Amazon's most dangerous malaria vector, the mosquito Anopheles darlingi.
• From the waiting room to the birthing room June 17, 2009 Years ago, dads-to-be nervously paced the floor of hospital waiting rooms as they waited to hear that their child had been born. But during those countless hours of waiting, many wrote down their feelings in journals known as "father's books" or "stork room jottings." Frequently left in waiting rooms in the 1940s and '50s, the journals provided an outlet for the apprehensive, often exasperated men.
• The healing game: How Nintendo's Wii is making the hard work of physical therapy into child's play June 10, 2009 Pediatric physical therapists at American Family Children's Hospital have been introducing Wii video gaming techology into their patients' therapy programs with notable success.
• Special protein helps maintain an efficient brain May 18, 2009 The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
• Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits May 18, 2009 Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease could save millions or even billions of dollars while simultaneously improving care, according to new work by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.