Health & Science Clips

 
High Impact- Bright ideas from UW Researchers (Cover story) It takes Mother Nature millions of years, but an hour is all Eric Apfelbach needs. (CRBJ cover story JULY 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.http://host.madison.com/business/b2b/article_4570a0be-4e7a-5a30-b90e-77c20f555e9e.htmlScience_&_Health_Clips_files/10-CRBJ%3AJuly2008%3AEWM%20Media_1.pdfshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1
Life after breast cancer- The silver lining can be hard to spot when you’re lost in the cloud of a breast cancer diagnosis, but for Melissa Peterson, the battle to regain a normal appearance following mastectomy led to a new calling in life. (Brava Oct 2007) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/1-%20BravaOct2007%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_6_link_0
Company’s Technology Replaces Cow’s Passion When Breeding Cattle The birds and the bees are passe, at least for bovines. More than two-thirds of dairy cows in the United States are bred by artificial insemination, superseding passion-on-the-hoof as a means of herd improvement and propagation. (CRBJ OCT 2007) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.http://host.madison.com/business/b2b/article_d1191fe2-59c4-5567-ab3c-84eb6ca64461.htmlhttp://host.madison.com/business/b2b/article_d1191fe2-59c4-5567-ab3c-84eb6ca64461.htmlScience_&_Health_Clips_files/2-CRBJ%3AOctober2007%3AEWM%20Media.pdfshapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2
Compelled to find a cure- After OCD killed Jim Marshall, his family created a foundation to shed light on the disorder Imagine living in anxiety’s grip, distressing thoughts, both unwelcome and unbidden, racing through the well-worn grooves in your mind. (Your Family Magazine Spring 2008) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/2-%20YourFamilySpring2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_10_link_0
Finding Focus (Cover story) Martial Arts helps family fight challenges of autism, ADHD He looked me in the eye and spoke with confidence, plunking down an 18-inch Bionicle action figure on the table between us like any other 10-year-old boy with a superhero fetish. (Your Family Magazine Fall 2008) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/YourFamilyFall2008%3AEWMMedia.pdfshapeimage_12_link_0
Saved by the Family (Cover story) Rethinking priorities helped Favor Hamilton climb out of a career-induced depression From first kiss to the finish line, running has always been an expression of joy for three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton. (Your Family Magazine Summer 2008) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/YourFamilySummer2008%3AEWM%20Media.zipshapeimage_14_link_0
Deciphering Autism: Early diagnosis and intervention are essential to improving a child’s ability to advance W.O.R.K. T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R. Letter by letter, 3-year-old Brett Walter lines up his blocks in an undulating wave, scavenging duplicate letters from mismatched sets to complete the phrase he remembers from a television show. (Brava April 2009) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/13-%20Brava%20April%202009%3AEWM%20Media_1.zipshapeimage_16_link_0
Paving the Path to Motherhood: Improving your overall health can optimize your fertility Karin Clark-Edmiston felt “really healthy and young” when she married her graduate school sweetheart, Bill, at age 38 and they felt confident waiting almost a year before trying to conceive a child. (Brava January 2009) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/11-%20BravaJan2009%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_18_link_0
Protecting your smile- Good dental health is vital to keeping your body healthy all over You’ve “brusha, brusha, brusha-ed”, seesawed through skeins of dental floss and gargled and swished faithfully, morning and night. A few swipes of your teeth are as routine as putting on lipstick- after all, you’ve been doing it your whole life- but will the status quo be enough to protect your pearly whites as you get older? (Brava Nov 2007) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/2-%20BravaNov2007%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_20_link_0
Area scientist turns “cellular trash” into award from Bush It takes guts to talk kitty litter with the President, but no one has ever accused Ahna Skop of being shy. Skop, an assistant professor of genetics and medical genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently shot the breeze with George W. Bush about presidential pets (there are apparently four kitty thrones in the White House) during a recent photo op on the White House steps. She, along with 57 other scientists from universities across the country received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest governmental award for young scientists. (Forté Magazine, an e-zine, June 17, 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/Forte%CC%81June2008%3ASkop%3AEWMMedia.pdfhttp://livepage.apple.com/Science_&_Health_Clips_files/Forte%CC%81June2008%3ASkop%3AEWMMedia_1.pdfshapeimage_22_link_0shapeimage_22_link_1shapeimage_22_link_2
Icing Global Warming at the Henry Vilas Zoo There is an Arctic nip in the air as she lumbers through the snow, black nose twitching in response to zoo director Jim Hubing's familiar voice. Mishka, a 500- pound polar bear at Henry Vilas Zoo, is the face of a grass roots effort to ice global warming. (Forté Magazine, an e-zine, June 17, 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/2-%20Forte%CC%81%20June%2017,%202008%3A%20Icing%20Global%20Warming%20at%20Henry%20Vilas%20Zoo%3AEWM%20Media.pdfhttp://livepage.apple.com/Science_&_Health_Clips_files/2-%20Forte%CC%81%20June%2017,%202008%3A%20Icing%20Global%20Warming%20at%20Henry%20Vilas%20Zoo%3AEWM%20Media_1.pdfshapeimage_24_link_0shapeimage_24_link_1shapeimage_24_link_2
2008 World Stem Cell Summit It is the biological wellspring of life. It offers the hope of curing, not merely palliating, a multitude of diseases. And it is the hot button issue in an emotional, political and international debate about bioethics and the future of regenerative medicine. It is the stem cell. (Forté Magazine, an e-zine, SEPT 28, 2008) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/3-%20Forte%CC%81%20SEPT%202008%3A2008%20World%20Stem%20Cell%20Summit%3AEWM%20Media.pdfScience_&_Health_Clips_files/3-%20Forte%CC%81%20SEPT%202008%3A2008%20World%20Stem%20Cell%20Summit%3AEWM%20Media_1.pdfshapeimage_26_link_0shapeimage_26_link_1
The Chancellor Is In: Embarking on her second school year at UW-Madison, Chancellor Biddy Martin is confidently blazing her own trail Her Southern drawl may have faded, but growing up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains made an indelible impression on Carolyn “Biddy” Martin. (Brava August 2009) Click HERE to download a 2-4 MB pdf file of the story.Science_&_Health_Clips_files/14-%20BravaAugust2009%3AEWM%20Media_1.zipshapeimage_28_link_0