health

closeup of human papilloma virus
There may not yet be a cure for cancer, but for some human cancers, one thing comes pretty close: the HPV vaccine. That’s why, last week, the 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, including UW-Madison’s Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), issued a statement urging increased uptake of the three-dose vaccination. This […]

Preventing cancer in just three shots

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A row of dairy cows in a barn at UW-Madison 2
It’s a serious problem. One that costs the U.S. dairy industry roughly $150 million annually, and the typical Wisconsin dairy farm about $12,000 a year. But a prescription for more cowbell is not enough to break this fever: milk fever. Especially prevalent in the early stages of lactation, milk fever is the result of dangerously […]

Milk fever, and more cowbell won’t do

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