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Sesame snacks sold in Alaska being recalled

JUNEAU -- Alaska officials say sesame sticks being recalled by Pepperidge Farms have been distributed in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation says in a release that Pepperidge Farms... Read more..
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

If you're a man, 40 or older, call today for your FREE prostate exam! 907-276-1474... Read more..
Alaska judge hears arguments in abortion notification lawsuit

A new state law requiring that parents be notified if their child wants an abortion is one of the most burdensome in the nation, a lawyer said Thursday. ... Read more..
Fast-rising Medicaid expenses prompt changes in Alaska

JUNEAU -- The state of Alaska is implementing changes to its Medicaid program aimed at tempering the ever-rising costs.... Read more..
Obesity rates still rising in many states

We're getting fatter. In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does. An annual obesity report by two public health groups looked for the first time at state-by-state... Read more..
Health officials tie illnesses to raw milk at Valley farm

State health officials said Monday that four Alaskans including a young child suffered serious gastrointestinal illness in recent weeks after drinking raw milk from a Matanuska Valley farm. They are urging people not to drink unpasteurized milk and to let the state know if they've experienced any bout of acute digestive tract illness since March after doing so. "We really think this is the tip of the iceberg," said state epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin.... Read more..
Scientists find record level of shellfish toxin in Southeast

KETCHIKAN -- State scientists looking into paralytic shellfish poisonings in southeast Alaska have found the highest levels of toxin ever recorded, so high that just one mussel could cause death in several people. Scientists with the state Section of Epidemiology are looking into the illnesses of more than a dozen people since May after developing symptoms of PSP. ... Read more..
Possible PSP case in Metlakatla

ANCHORAGE — An adult man who ate cockles harvested from a beach on Annette Island on Friday, June 3, 2011, developed symptoms characteristic of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). ... Read more..
Staph infections plague Providence infant care unit

Providence Alaska Medical Center is dealing with a serious outbreak of a drug-resistant staph infection among some of its most vulnerable patients, babies in the newborn intensive care unit. ... Read more..
Alaska's high rate of STDs concerns state health officials

Alaska again ranks first in the nation for chlamydia and is second for gonorrhea, state public health officials announced Tuesday. ... Read more..
Post Partum Support Alaska

Are you a new mom? Are you sad or anxious? You are not alone! Over 20% of Alaskan moms have depression or anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum. Symptoms can come on gradually during pregnancy and for up to a year afterwards.... Read more..
Providence Cancer Center receives donation from Fred Meyer customers and associates

Grocer raises more than $19,000 toward cancer research for Alaskans.... Read more..
April celebrates 'clean, clear living in Homer'

When the residents of one Yukon village realized numerous infants were being born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy, they formed a wall of solidarity.... Read more..
Planned Parenthood cut would affect Alaska women

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ending federal spending for Planned Parenthood would end preventative care for thousands of women in Alaska, the group said. The group runs clinics in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna and Sitka and provides family planning services around the state at a cost of about $3 million, the Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. ... Read more..
Alaska Diabetes Advocate Visits Washington, D.C. to Urge Greater Federal Funding in the Effort to Stop Diabetes®

Anchorage, AK March 22, 2011– In an effort to Stop Diabetes and the devastating effects of this disease in our community, Sherri Roberds and her children Amanda and Joseph Amodemo, diabetes advocacy leaders... Read more..
Baby Car Seat Safety

It is a good reminder that Alaska law requires all passengers, regardless of age, to use a seat belt or appropriate restraint device. But nationwide, studies show 85 percent of all children, regardless of whether they're in a car seat, are not secure.... Read more..
Investigation: Are AK Policymakers Failing to Properly Fund Cancer Prevention?

A month-and-a-half long CBS 11 News investigation is raising serious questions about some state officials and lawmakers. After a new American Cancer Society report said those officials were failing to... Read more..
Investigation: Everything You Need to Know About the H1N1 Vaccine

Federal health officials are warning the H1N1 virus could kill up to 90,000 Americans this year. H1N1 is a strain of flu health officials have never seen before. In mild form... Those infected might... Read more..
Providence Cancer Care Program Accredited

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted three-year Accreditation with Commendation to the cancer program at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Providence... Read more..
Second round of elementary H1N1 clinics canceled

Due to a national shortage of H1N1 vaccine supplies and allocation decisions made by the state of Alaska, the district is forced to cancel the remaining elementary clinics, effective immediately. The district... Read more..