Updated: 11:07 AM Gov. Scott Walker has signed an executive order recreating the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health, 15 days after he invited lawmakers to the governor's mansion to drink beer and eat brats in an attempt to foster bipartisanship.
Posted: 12:02 PM The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling expected Thursday in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is unlikely to result in any swift reaction in Wisconsin.
Posted: 8:26 AM Would you go to a drugstore to get tested for AIDS? Health officials want to know, and they're setting up a pilot program to find out.
Posted: 8:22 AM The Red Cross says because July 4th is on a Wednesday, there will be fewer blood drives.
Posted: 7:37 AM The state is inviting the public to comment on possible changes to the popular SeniorCare program.
Updated: 6:52 AM State health officials are seeking public comments on a draft plan to fight obesity in Wisconsin, that lays out a number of goals to reach by 2020.
Posted: 1:28 PM Based on recent news reports and Public Health beach closing notices, this year´s blue-green algae season has clearly begun. The safest response when you see a bloom is to keep yourself, your children, and your pets out of the water and avoid all contact.
Posted: 12:12 PM They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut. If you collected all the bacteria and other microbes you have, they could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds.
Posted: 5:43 PM Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy and his wife Jessica announced today they will be serving as honorary co-chairs of the "Sick Kids Can't Wait"campaign.
Posted: 8:56 AM Women treated with chest radiation for cancer when they were girls have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than has been realized.
Posted: 7:32 AM New research shows a sharp escalation in the weapons race against cancer. Scientists are reporting success with several high-tech approaches long dreamed of but not possible or proven to work until now.
Updated: 2:26 PM With summer camps and other programs for children starting in the next few weeks, state health officials are urging Wisconsin residents to seek pertussis vaccinations, especially in light of the state’s current outbreak.
Posted: 12:11 PM National EMS Week, observed May 20-26, 2012, is an opportunity to recognize the trained professionals who deliver pre-hospital emergency medical care.
Posted: 10:38 AM A big study finds that a simple, cheaper scope exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease.
Posted: 6:38 AM New federal research is revealing alarming new statistics about heart risks in the nation's overweight teens.
Updated: 6:31 AM New lung cancer screening guidelines recommend annual CT scans but only for current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.
Posted: 3:42 PM Cheaper generic versions of blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best-selling medicine, have just been approved for sale.
Posted: 7:17 AM Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad. The latest count shows more than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic.
Posted: 3:43 PM A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers.
Posted: 1:41 PM A new Agriculture Department study counters a common perception that junk food is cheaper than a nutritionally balanced meal.
Posted: 11:29 AM For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.
Updated: 11:27 AM UPDATE: The Obama administration is declaring Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges.
Posted: 7:36 AM At first glance "junk health foods" might seem healthier than ordinary junk foods. But Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine reports that's often misleading.
Posted: 6:41 AM Researchers say opportunities for young adults with autism are limited and the problem needs to be urgently addressed in the next decade as half a million autistic children reach adulthood.
Posted: 9:33 AM An independent nonprofit group is on a mission to make dining out healthier.
