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As you gather your back to school supplies, state health officials say making sure your child’s vaccinations are up to date should also be on the list.

Students in Wisconsin schools are required to have a wide range of vaccinations before they can attend classes. Dr. Seth Foldy, the state Health Officer, says there are also some new additions to the list this year that parents need to be aware of. [click to continue…]

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Barrett says stem cell research needs support

by Andrew Beckett 08/26/10 12:44 AM

A US District court ruling this week blocked federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, although the Justice Department is expected to appeal. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor, hopes the decision will be overturned. If it that doesn’t happen, Barrett says he’d do everything in his power as governor to keep [...]

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Stem cell uncertainty

by Bob Hague 08/25/10 10:30 AM

A federal judge’s stem cell ruling leaves some uncertainty at UW Madison. Carl Gulbrandsen is Managing Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. “The lines that are being used here under federal funding are the lines that were being distributed by the National Stem Cell Bank,” said Gulbrandson. “And frankly that’s the five original lines [...]

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Judge puts brakes on Obama’s stem cell policy

by Brian Moon 08/24/10 12:57 PM

A federal court has halted the Obama administration expansion of stem cell research. The judge found last year’s executive order to be in violation of the 1996 Dickey Wicker Amendment. The federal law states no federal funds to be used in any research that harms or destroys human embryos, according to Wisconsin Right to Life [...]

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West Nile virus oddly absent this summer

by Andrew Beckett 08/9/10 12:09 AM

Hot and wet weather provided perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes this summer, but the state hasn’t found a single case of West Nile virus yet this year. State Health Department West Nile virus coordinator Zip Johnson says the disease could make a comeback though, following flooding and hot weather in July. She says that could [...]

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