News@WSLH Your Source For News & Events From Wisconsin's Public Health and Environmental Laboratory

Welcome to News@WSLH, the online source for news and events information from the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

WSLH HEADLINES
  

• Dr. Mei Baker Certified as Biochemical Geneticist NEW!



• Webcast - Biochemical Genetics Analysis  NEW!



• H1N1 (Swine-Origin) Influenza Virus



• Webcast - H1N1 (swine) Flu: Past, Present and Future??? 



• Webcast - Post-Mortem Toxicology Testing



• WSLH Sponsors Statewide Virology Conference 



• Rotating Equipment Repair, Inc. Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH 



• Inhorn Receives National Award for Lab System Development



• Webcast: Updates on Applied Microbial Research at the WSLH 



• Webcast: Molecular Techniques in Cytogenetics 



• Webcast: Microbial Source Tracking 



• Moen Receives Partnership Award from Madison Police Department



• WSLH Board Approves 2009-2014 Strategic Plan



• 53 Hospital Laboratories Honored for Emergency Preparedness Training



• WSLH Scientists Contribute to Influenza, TB Articles in JAMA 



• UW-Madison Vaccines class (Spring Semester 2009)



• Webcast: Watch What You Eat! Foodborne Outbreak Response



• Webcast: Drugged Driving Testing in Wisconsin
  
  
• Webcast: Evaluating Toxicity of Aircraft De-Icing Products 
  
  
• Webcast: Genetics Testing at the WSLH
  
  
• Webcast: Nanotechnology
  
  
• Hoffman Receives National Newborn Screening Award 
  
  
• Portage Plastics Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH 
  
  
• WSLH Researchers Receive $1.5 million Newborn Screening Grant 
  
  
• Webcast: Detecting Genomic Imbalances in Stillborn Infants 



• WSLH Helps CDC Receive Approval for New Flu Test 



• Webcast: The Baseball Junkie's Guide to Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance 



• Webcast: Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency - SCID



• Webcast: Scientific Presentation on Cervical Cancer Screening to the WSLH Board



• Webcast: Scientific Presentation on HPV Testing to the WSLH Board



• WSLH Featured in 2008 Wisconsin Homeland Security Report 



• 2009 WSLH Proficiency Testing Catalog Available 



• Raca receives grant to study genetic causes of eye malformations 



• Webcast: Triclosan -- Why are we still using it? 



• Moor's Salvage & Recovery, Inc., Earns SHARP Award from OSHA, WSLH 



• Shafer Collaborates on Calcium Absorption Research Project



• Webcast:  Scientific Presentation on Occupational Health Surveillance to the WSLH Board



• Webcast:  Scientific Presentation on Water Microbiology Research to the WSLH Board



• APHL Lab Matters - WSLH: Meeting the Needs of a Changing Public Health System (E-Clipping)



• Raca Named WSLH Cytogenetics Section Director



• OSHA Partnership Proves Health and Safety Success for Weston 4 Power Plant Construction



• Wisconsin First State in Nation to Screen All Newborns for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) or “Bubble Boy Disease”



• Webcast:  Scientific Presentation on Climate Change to the WSLH Board 



• Webcast:  Scientific Presentation on Rabies to the WSLH Board



• Video - Beach Water Collection for E. Coli Testing 



• Why do Some Carry the Cystic Fibrosis Mutation? (E-Clipping)



• UW Hospital Support Group for People with Cystic Fibrosis is Controversial (E-Clipping)



• APHL Lab Matters - Danger at 30,000 Feet: Time to Re-Invest in TB Control (E-Clipping)



• State Hygiene Lab Recognized for Outstanding Response to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks



• Cadmium Research Published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute



• CDC Selects WSLH to Perform Antiviral Drug Resistance Testing for Influenza



• WSLH Featured in APHL Minute Article on Pandemic Preparedness



• Turkish Doctor's Work With Newborn Screening Will Help Her Home Country



• Wisconsin Newborns Screened For 48 Genetic Disorders
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WSLH NOTABLES
 

• Moen Receives Partnership Award from Madison Police Department



• Hoffman Receives National Newborn Screening Award



• Moen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Wisconsin Safety Council



• Harding Receives National Toxicology Award from Peers
  • National Safety Council Confers Borkenstein Award on IACT's Own Patrick Harding (E-Clipping)

WSLH IN THE COMMUNITY
 

• Moor's Salvage & Recovery, Inc., Earns SHARP Award from OSHA, WSLH



• OSHA Partnership Proves Health and Safety Success for Weston 4 Power Plant Construction



• Kieffer and Co. Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH



• Scot Forge Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH



• Rehrig Pacific Company Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH



• Menasha Packaging Plants Earn SHARP Awards from OSHA and WSLH



• Inland Label and Marketing Earns SHARP Award From OSHA
  and WSLH



• Menasha Packaging Earns SHARP Award From OSHA and WSLH

WSLH 2007 ANNUAL REPORT (PDF)

UPCOMING EVENTS

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MEDIA LINKS
 

• Wisconsin State Journal - Madison, Wis.
• The Capital Times - Madison, Wis.
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee, Wis.
• Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, Wis.
• Appleton Post Crescent - Appleton, Wis. & Fox River Valley Cities
• La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse, Wis.
• Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau, Wis.
• Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wis
• Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services News
• Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources News
• University of Wisconsin–Madison News & Events
• Centers For Disease Control & Prevention Media Center
• World Health Organization Media Center
• Yahoo News Headlines - Science
• Yahoo News Headlines - Health

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