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11:15 pm
Fri April 26, 2013

Dearth Of Research Makes Mysterious Post-Polio Syndrome Hard To Treat

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Jerry Apps, who wrote a book about his experience with polio, began feeling his symptoms return over the past three to four years.

Polio survivors who came down with the crippling disease 60 years ago are seeing their symptoms return in old age.

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7:13 pm
Fri April 26, 2013

A Drug Abuse Prevention Measure That Starts With Emptying Medicine Cabinets

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Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

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Health and Science
5:00 am
Fri April 26, 2013

Sleep Apnea Increasing Among Older, More Obese Populations

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A CPAP mask, often used by people who suffer from severe sleep apnea.

An older, generally heavier population is sleeping less because of apnea, say population health experts at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison.

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3:42 pm
Fri April 19, 2013

Federal Ban Of Generic OxyContin Met With Ambivalence In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a new ban on generic OxyContin will help prevent abuse. Some doctors, however, have reservations.

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