News tagged with milwaukee residents

Personal disaster preparedness

A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Shanghai shuts 2 factories in lead poisoning probe

(AP) -- Shanghai's environmental watchdog ordered two factories in its suburbs to halt production pending an investigation into the source of lead poisoning among children in a nearby village.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sandia's CANARY software protects water utilities from terrorist attacks and contaminants

Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants.

Technology / Software

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

4 in US now linked to German E. coli outbreak

(AP) -- Four people in the U.S. were apparently sickened by the food poisoning outbreak in Europe, health officials said Friday. Three are hospitalized with a serious complication.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wisconsin Poverty Report shows anti-poverty programs worked

The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state's poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GOES-13 Satellite sees Groundhog's Day on ice

Punxsutawney Phil predicted that spring will come on time, and NASA satellite data suggests that residents in more than one-third of the U.S. are now anxious for the prediction to come true.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weekend hospital stays worse for kidney patients

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are admitted to the hospital during the weekend are at increased risk of death, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US cities vie to win Google's broadband favor

A city in Kansas renamed itself "Google." A Florida mayor hopped into a tank full of sharks to impress the Internet titan. Baltimore named a "Google Czar" and scores of towns held "Google Days."

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Chicago suburbs covet Lake Michigan water

In what could be the state's largest collective gulp of Lake Michigan water in nearly two decades, 10 suburbs are seeking approval to tap the vast but closely guarded natural resource.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Renewable energies will benefit US workers

Expansion of renewable energies should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 US workers employed in the energy sector, according to a commentary by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers, in Milwaukee. Their ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New brain imaging method shows promise for epilepsy

With 25 percent of his brain already gone, Clint Galster sat alone in a vaultlike room as doctors tried to figure out whether even more brain tissue could be taken out.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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