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

WSLH HEADLINES

• Moor's Salvage & Recovery, Inc., Earns SHARP Award from OSHA, WSLH NEW!
• Shafer Collaborates on Calcium Absorption Research Project 
• 45 Hospital Laboratories Honored for Emergency Preparedness Training
• Moen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Wisconsin Safety Council
• Scientific Presentation on Occupational Health Surveillance to the WSLH Board
• 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”
• Scientific Presentation on Climate Change to the WSLH Board 
• Scientific Presentation on Rabies to the WSLH Board
• WI State Laboratory of Hygiene Receives $750,000 FDA Food Safety Grant 
• Nurse Set to Gather Data About the Flu (E-Clipping) 
• WSLH Proficiency Testing 2008 Clinical and Environmental Catalogs Now Online 
• Shult Serves as Expert Reviewer for National Pandemic Influenza Practices Database
• WSLH Featured in Wisconsin Homeland Security Report 
• Dr. Peter Shult Testifies Before Congress About Pandemic Influenza Testing
• 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)
• September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month
• Researchers Test Water Safety Tests (E-Clipping)
• WSLH Hosts National Public Health Virology Workshop
• Community Leaders Tour WSLH Henry Mall Facility
• State Hygiene Lab Recognized for Outstanding Response to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
• Bordetella pertussis / parapertussis PCR Testing Now Available
• National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2007 
• Harding Receives National Toxicology Award from Peers
• National Safety Council Confers Borkenstein Award on IACT's Own Patrick Harding (E-Clipping)
• WSLH Discontinues Prenatal Testing Panels
• WSLH Discontinues Syphilis DFA Testing (Test #23)
• Brokopp Chosen to Lead State Hygiene Laboratory 
• Three Finalists Named for Top Hygiene Lab Post
• Cadmium Research Published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• Laessig Earns 2006 WPHA Distinguished Service to Public Health Award
• CDC Selects WSLH to Perform Antiviral Drug Resistance Testing for Influenza
• WSLH Announces Francisella tularensis Serology Testing Temporarily Suspended
• WSLH Featured in APHL Minute Article on Pandemic Preparedness
• Report of the 2005 Environmental Laboratory Survey by the WSLH in cooperation with the APHL
• WSLH Announces New Test for Herpes simplex virus PCR
• Turkish Doctor's Work With Newborn Screening Will Help Her Home Country
• WSLH Gains New Vector-Borne Diseases Coordinator
• Wisconsin Newborns Screened For 48 Genetic Disorders
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• On The Road & Reaching Out: Forensic Toxicology Steps Beyond The Lab
• WSLH Welcomes OSHA Consultation Program To Staff

WSLH NOTABLES

• Sonzogni Featured in UW Sea Grant Institute Biennial Report
• Arndt Named WWA Researcher of the Year
• Laessig Earns Trifecta of Awards
• Kurtycz Earns ASC President's Award
• Hintzman Graduates From National Public Health Leadership Institute
• Kurtycz Named To ASC Executive Board

WSLH IN THE COMMUNITY

• Moor's Salvage & Recovery, Inc., Earns SHARP Award from OSHA, WSLH NEW!
• Kieffer and Co. Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH
• American Packaging to Earn SHARP Award from OSHA, 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
• Weyerhaeuser Facility Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH
• Trostel, Ltd., Earns SHARP Award from OSHA and WSLH
• Inland Label and Marketing Earns SHARP Award From OSHA
  and WSLH
• Menasha Packaging Earns SHARP Award From OSHA and WSLH

FROM THE WSLH 2004 ANNUAL REPORT

• WSLH 2004 Annual Report
• Exercise Tests Bioterrorism Laboratory Response Across Wisconsin
• Specialized Equipment Serves "Dual Use" in Laboratories of the WSLH
• WSLH Joins International Partnership of Science and Law Through ROSITA2 Project
• Wisconsin and WSLH Hit Hard By Pertussis

UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit the WSLH Training & Outreach page to register for events.

NEW WEB CONTENT FROM THE WSLH

• WSLH's OSHA Health Consultation Page
• Newborn Screening Brochures For Parents in English & Spanish

IN THE NEWS: Electronic Clippings

• WSLH: Meeting the Needs of a Changing Public Health System (APHL Lab Matters) NEW!
• Nurse Set to Gather Data About the Flu (Wisconsin State Journal)
• National Safety Council Confers Borkenstein Award on IACT's Own Patrick Harding (IACT)
• Why do Some Carry the Cystic Fibrosis Mutation? (Wisconsin State Journal)
• UW Hospital Support Group for People with Cystic Fibrosis is Controversial (Wisconsin State Journal)
• Danger at 30,000 Feet: Time to Re-Invest in TB Control (APHL Lab Matters)
• Researchers Test Water Safety Tests (Wisconsin State Journal)
• Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed (New York Times)
• Interlaboratory Surveys to Assess Performance: More than Proficiency Testing (Medical Laboratory Observer)
• Ready for the Worst? Report: State Has Work
  To Do To Be Set For Health Emergency (Wisconsin State Journal)
• Doyle Outlines State Preparations for Bird Flu (The Capital Times)
• Resistance to Flu Drugs Mushrooming (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• 64 Labs Got Dangerous Flu Virus (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Enduring and Painful, Pertussis Leaps Back (New York Times)
• Putting All U.S. Babies Under One Screening System
  (Wisconsin State Journal)

MEDIA LINKS

• Wisconsin State Journal - Madison, Wis.
• The Capital Times - Madison, Wis.
• Channel3000.com - WISC-TV Online, Madison, Wis.
• OnWisconsin.com - Milwaukee, 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.
• Duluth News Tribune - Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis.
• Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family 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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