Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG Army now in AK Lance Armstong's LIVESTRONG Army has started invading Alaska, slowly turning Anchorage a little more yellow. It is all thanks to the hard work of an Anchorage woman. Rachelle Alger is using the LIVESTRONG platform to fight Alaska's number one killer.
SAD: Not Just The Winter Blues As we lose more daylight, you may have noticed that you, or the people around you, are withdrawn or a bit more moody. It could be more than just the winter blues.
Health care at your fingertips Even before he walks into the exam room, Dr. Michael Nguyen has up-to-the-minute information on his Long Beach patients.
With a click of a mouse, Nguyen can access everything about their medical history - from prescriptions and lab results to reports from specialists - thanks to Kaiser Permanente's extensive electronic health records system.
Off-Road Vehicles Face More Oversight An exclusive CBS News investigation finds that since its debut in 2003, the Yamaha "Rhino" has been linked to 59 deaths and hundreds of injuries and lawsuits. Armen Keteyian reports.
Do Some Areas Have H1N1 Immunity? Second Wave of Illness Spreads to New Areas of Country, But Doesn't Appear to Be Surfacing at Sites of Previous Outbreaks
Men Also Battle Breast Cancer Breast cancer awareness month makes many Alaskans think about woman in their lives who have battled the disease. One percent of breast cancer patients, however, are in fact men.
First H1N1 vaccines given out Two-year-old Richard Franco got more than he bargained for on his visit to the doctor's office, Thursday. He was the first child at Providence Alaska Medical Center and one of the first in the state to get the H1N1 vaccine.
Senate Panel Rejects Public Option A key Senate panel shot down an amendment on Tuesday afternoon to add a government-run health insurance plan to its health care bill.
Recession threatens Anchorage Senior Center With the economy affecting many of the city's services, it looks like one vital mainstay may be in danger of shutting out our seniors because of lack of funds.
Infant Bed-Sharing in Alaska The American Academy of Pediatrics says it's never ok to sleep in bed with your newborn baby despite the fact that a lot of Alaskan moms do it anyway.
Swine flu kills Fairbanks boy A 10-year-old Fairbanks boy is the state's first child to die from the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as the swine flu. State health officials confirmed that Sunday afternoon during a news conference. Full Story
Analyzing AK's Health Care Problems As President Obama laid out his national health care plan, one state lawmaker, who oversees Alaska's health care system, is laying out its' main problems.
Chris Wragge and Debbye Turner Bell speak with one of the world's leading authorities on alternative medicine and spirituality, Dr. Deepak Chopra about living a longer life.
The CDC recently quadrupled its estimated H1N1 death toll to 39-hundred nationwide. Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks with Russ Mitchell about the rising death toll of this infectious disease.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on the high risks of the H1N1 virus for pregnant women and how every precaution should be observed and discussed with a doctor.
Four students have committed suicide in Palo Alto, Calif., in the past six months. All of them threw themselves in front of a train. Three attended the same high school.
Young scientist Brendan O'Neil tested energy drinks to see if they really offer boosts of energy, his results showed the drinks had no significant effect.
Even before he walks into the exam room, Dr. Michael Nguyen has up-to-the-minute information on his Long Beach patients.
With a click of a mouse, Nguyen can access everything about their medical history - from prescriptions and lab results to reports from specialists - thanks to Kaiser Permanente's extensive electronic health records system.
CBS 11 News got exclusive access to see the state's vaccine headquarters where the number one priority for health officials was to get the first doses out immediately to the public.
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