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Meditation cuts death risk in half for people with heart problems

Perhaps the biggest impediment regarding the acceptance of alternative medicine in the United States is the fact that Americans have been conditioned to believe that only "traditional" methods of healthcare are effective and acceptable.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Heart Disease, Milwaukee, WI, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri May 17, 2013

WSAW

3 Commencements for UW-Madison Triplets

Triplets Stephanie, Kyle and Ashley Verhasselt, of Freedom, will receive their undergraduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in three separate commencement ceremonies.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison

Tue May 14, 2013

WauwatosaNOW.com

$7.5 Million Grant Funds National EPR Center at MCW

Center has been continuously funded by the NIH for 41 years The National Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $7.5 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

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Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Wisconsin Travel

US News & World Report

10 Private Medical Schools With the Lowest Price Tags

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Baylor College of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Tufts University, Lake Erie College

Sat May 11, 2013

Business Journal

Innovation, creativity honored at Eureka Awards: Slideshow

Creativity and even some confetti were in the air on Friday at The Pfister Hotel as The Business Journal honored its first Eureka Award winners.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI

Fri May 10, 2013

WFRV-TV Green Bay

Medical College Breaks Ground at St. Norbert College

A first of its kind medical college broke ground today at St. Norbert College. University leaders kicked off the construction of the $40 million project called the Gehl-Mulva Science Center.

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Related Topix: Saint Norbert College

WauwatosaNOW.com

Dr. Michael Kron Awarded Prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship

Michael Kron, MD, MS, professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin has been selected as a Jefferson Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences.

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Related Topix: Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Greenfield

Ganske-Storvik

The bride-to-be, a 2004 graduate of Greenfield High School, earned her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2008 and will receive her doctorate in osteopathic medicine in June.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee School of Engineering, Medicine, Osteopathy, Milwaukee, WI

WauwatosaNOW.com

Dr. William Campbell Receives National Pharmaceutical Research Award

William B. Campbell, PhD, professor and chairman of pharmacology and toxicology at the Medical College of Wisconsin , is the 2013 recipient of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation Award in Excellence in Pharmacology/Toxicology. The award honors scientists whose Foundation grant helped launch exemplary careers in ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pharmacology, Medicine

Thu May 09, 2013

SAE International

Dr. Frank Pintar Wins SAE International Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award

Dr. Frank A. Pintar, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, has won the SAE International Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin

Wed May 08, 2013

Brookfield

Central sophomore's science research attracts attention

"It's an estrogen-mocking molecule because it has a similar structure. And I found that estrogen is known to bind to the estrogen-related receptor gamma, or ERR3, less formally known in invertebrates, and that's key in neurological development." It's actually Adam El-Meanawy, a sophomore at Brookfield Central, who doesn't yet have his driver's ... (more)

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Tue May 07, 2013

WauwatosaNOW.com

Distinguished Professor at Mount Sinai Dr. Jeffrey Laitman to Receive ...

The Medical College of Wisconsin's 100th annual commencement exercises will be held May 17 at 4:00 p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, City University of New York

Mon May 06, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Cancer linked to oral sex increasing; Milwaukee seeks to educate, promote vaccines

As a head and neck cancer surgeon, Michael Stadler never thought he'd have to ask his patients about their sexual practices.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Milwaukee, WI, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Business Journal

Medical College's Pintar wins transportation-safety award

Dr. Frank Pintar , who co-founded the nationally renowned crash-test lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has received the Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers .

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Related Topix: UC Los Angeles

Sun May 05, 2013

Whitefish Bay

High School Students Present Research On Blood Clotting

A team of students from Whitefish Bay High School has spent a lot of their free time doing scientific research.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

Sat May 04, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Couple touched by Alzheimer's disease embarks on clinical trial

De Pere resident Walter Coyle knew he was at high risk for contracting Alzheimer's disease since his father, grandfather and great-grandfather all suffered from the debilitating condition.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, De Pere, WI, Milwaukee, WI

Green Bay Press-Gazette

solid sleep

Bedtime can be a nightmare for 8-year-old Samantha Harke. But it wasn't always that way.

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Related Topix: Menasha, WI, Dance, Amos, Milwaukee, WI

Fri May 03, 2013

Salt Lake Tribune

Tradewinds - Companies on the go, people on the move

David Steed has joined the Salt Lake City office of MWH Global, a strategic consulting, environmental and engineering firm.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Valley City, UT

WauwatosaNOW.com

MCW Researchers to Study Socioeconomic Factors in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates

The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.1 million, three year grant from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute to study socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer outcomes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

WauwatosaNOW.com

Predicting Type 1 Diabetes at a Molecular Level

The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute received a three-year, $857,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to continue to develop an assay shown to detect inflammation linked to the development of Type 1 diabetes before ... (more)

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