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February 2004
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- Friday, February 27, 2004
- Friendships are important across the years
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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MADISON, Wis.-"Friendships continue to be very important to our psychological and physical health as we get older," says Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Extension program specialist in aging.
- Thursday, February 26, 2004
- Childhood lead poisoning: a continuing problem in Wisconsin
- John Merrill
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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services has reported that lead poisoning has been detected in 28,000 children ages six and under in the state since January of 1998. Al Guyant, who works with the Department's lead program, points out that the numbers are probably much higher since many children are not tested. Lead poisoning is a particular problem for children since their bodies absorb lead more readily than adults and lead can do permanent damage to a child's developing nervous system including the brain. Mr. Guyant recalls a recent Kentucky case in which the poisoning victim was left with an IQ of 66.
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