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Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday's New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. More>>
Nestle Pizza Co. of Little Chute is recalling four frozen-pizza products that might be contaminated with plastic fragments. More>>
Bad news in the fight against the AIDS virus: The government is halting a large U.S. study of a possible HIV vaccine because the experimental shots aren't preventing infection. More>>
Doctors would not be required to give patients as much information about alternative treatments available to them under a Republican-sponsored bill up for a committee vote. The proposal is backed by many in the medical community despite concerns from some that patients won't get helpful information.
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The latest food fad known as the cinnamon challenge involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. The `prize' could end up being a hospital stay. More>>
The latest food fad known as the cinnamon challenge involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. The `prize' could end up being a hospital stay.
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BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- An official in Beloit says about 65 have been quarantined after a suspicious envelope was delivered to a health clinic there and at least 11 will be taken to a hospital. Beth Jacobson is the assistant to the city manager of Beloit. She says a man hand-delivered an envelope containing powder to the Beloit Area Community Health Center on Wednesday morning. Employees called 911 after three people who handled the envelope experienced burning and discomfort in their eyes ... More>>
The uncle of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student hospitalized with bacterial meningitis says his nephew has been declared brain-dead. The university says the family of 21-year-old senior Henry Mackaman of St. Paul, Minn., has removed him from life support. Mackaman's uncle, Dan Mackaman, says his nephew was declared brain-dead Wednesday and his organs were to be harvested for donation Thursday afternoon. Henry Mackaman was an economics and English double major. The university ... More>>
A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days. More>>
UWSP Tobacco PolicyStudents at UW Stevens Point recently weighed in on the school's tobacco policies. More>>
MILWAUKEE (WAOW) - Ministry Health Care, which has hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, said that its merger with a St. Louis-based company was completed Monday. More>>
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File). FILE- In this Tuesday, April 27, 2010, file photo, smokers without medical insurance receive free nicotine patches and gum at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles.The Food and Drug Administration says smokers who are trying to quit can safely use over-the counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges for longer than previously recommended in a move to help millions of Americans kick the habit. More>>
A new report says insurers who sell medical policies to Wisconsin individuals will face an 80 percent increase in claims costs by 2017 thanks to the national health care law. More>>
Marshfield high school students are trying to help a baby battling leukemia. More>>
A new report says Ozaukee County is the healthiest of Wisconsin's 72 counties. Dane County is 15th, and Milwaukee County is second-worst at No. 71, above only Menominee County. More>>
A government survey of parents in the U.S. says 1 in 50 schoolchildren has autism. That surpasses another federal estimate for the disorder. More>>
A Wisconsin state lawmaker has a plan to get food stamp users to eat healthier -- whether they want to or not.
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Alcohol study releasedA new report blames excessive alcohol use for $6.8 billion dollars in costs for Wisconsinites during 2011. More>>
New studies show the toll that stress can take on the heart. Researchers have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, in New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and in Greeks struggling through that country's financial turmoil. More>>
Bear hugs for pediatric cancer patients are available through the American Cancer Society office in Wausau. More>>
Flu-related deaths in Minnesota continue to rise, even as the influenza season wan
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- New recommendations from a government advisory group say healthy older women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements. Calcium and vitamin D are crucial for healthy bones and specialists advise getting as much as possible from a good diet. The body also makes vitamin D from sunshine. If an older person has a vitamin deficiency or bone-thinning osteoporosis, doctors often prescribe higher-than-normal doses. But for otherwise healthy postmenopausal women... More>>
February is American Heart Month. More>>
Women's Health: The 40'sStaying fit isn't always easy. But it can help keep us healthier as we age. Andi Burns of Weston knows this so she makes exercise a regular part of her routine. Burns says, "I work out regularly and I can tell my health is in a good place because I take the time to exercise." More>>
Gov. Scott Walker is making cancer research a priority in the state budget. More>>
Have you ever wondered about your risk factors for heart attack or stroke? More>>
Patients who have lost their sight due to a rare disorder may be able to regain some vision using a new implantable device that takes the place of damaged cells inside the eye. More>>
Women's HealthWendy Adams is a wife, mother of two young boys and she works full-time at the State Crime Lab in Wausau. At 33, she is a busy woman. Sometimes she has a tough time finding time for herself. "It is just go, go, go, all the time."
Adams is like many women in their 30's juggling family and a career. More>>
When it comes to women's health, you are never too young to start monitoring it. Eating right and exercising are crucial. More>>
The Agriculture Department is proposing new nutritional rules that would apply to most all foods sold in schools. The rule would apply to "a la carte" lines in school cafeterias, vending machines, snack bars and any other food sold regularly on campus. It wouldn't apply to fundraisers, after-school concession stands, class parties or foods brought from home. Most every food sold in school would be subject to fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits. Snack foods would have to be und... More>>
PepsiCo Inc. is removing a controversial ingredient from its Gatorade sports drink in response to customer complaints. More>>
We have new numbers in the fight against the flu in Wisconsin.The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says there have been 5,630 confirmed cases in our state this flu season.Health officials tell us 2,049 people have been hospitalized with the illness, and 65% of them were age 65 or older. More>>
A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use. More>>
Health officials say nine more deaths of children from the flu have been reported, bringing the total this flu season to 29. In a typical season, about 100 children die of the flu, so it is not known whether this year will be better or worse than usual. More>>
The overall death rate from cancer has dropped 20 % from its peak in 1991, according to new statistics from the American Cancer Society.That translates to nearly 1.2 million deaths from cancer that were avoided during that time. More>>
Health officials say flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined. Flu season started early this winter, and includes a strain that tends to make people sicker. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said flu was widespread in 47 states last week, up from 41 the week before. More>>
We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food. More>>
Wisconsin's SeniorCare prescription drug program for senior citizens has been granted another waiver from the federal government to continue operating until at least 2015. More>>
A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel. More>>
Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough. More>>
A new medical school will soon call Wausau home. College leaders expect to have the school up and running by July 2015. But they say there's a lot of work to be done by then. More>>
Medicare premiums are going up $5 a month in 2013, the government said Friday. It's less than expected, but still enough to eat up about one-fourth of a typical retiree's cost-of-living raise next year. More>>
An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance. More>>
Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin will not set up a health insurance exchange under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. More>>
Democrats in Wisconsin's congressional delegation are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to implement a state-run health care exchange under the federal law championed by President Barack Obama. More>>
Its place assured alongside Medicare and Medicaid, President Barack Obama's health care law is now in a sprint to the finish line, with just 11 months to go before millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage. More>>
President Barack Obama's re-election is forcing the hand of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who had stopped all efforts to implement the federal health care reform law in the hopes that Republicans would take over in Washington. More>>
A New Hampshire judge says a hospital tied to a hepatitis C outbreak must grant public health officials broad access to patient records. More>>
When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. More>>
At least three of the four organizations that manage Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus program say they're losing money on it. More>>
Goin' Out for The Girls takes place Tuesday at Aspirus Wausau Women's Health Center. More>>
SCHOFIELD (WAOW) - Two masked men armed with pistols robbed Little Caesars Pizza in Schofield of about $1,000 in cash, authorities said Tuesday.
More >>SCHOFIELD (WAOW) - Two masked men armed with pistols robbed Little Caesars Pizza in Schofield of about $1,000 in cash, authorities said Tuesday.
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