KTVA - News - Health http://www.ktva.com/news/health RSS Feed for KTVA - News - Health en-us Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:10:15 GMT New Anti-Suicide Campaign Solicits Help From Peers, Families of At-Risk Native Youth http://www.ktva.com/news/health/New-anti-suicide-campaign-solicits-help-from-peers-families-of-at-risk-Native-youth-132754148.html The campaign is called “Lead the change: Speak. Connect. Act.” Feds Nix Proposal To Ban Food Stamps For Sodas http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Feds-Nix-Proposal-To-Ban-Food-Stamps-For-Sodas-128212278.html The ban would have applied to any sweetened beverage that contains more than 10 calories per eight ounces. "Supermoms" More Likely To Be Depressed Than Realistic Moms http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Supermoms-more-likely-to-be-depressed-than-realistic-moms-128209288.html A provocative new study suggests working moms who try to be "supermoms" are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts who embrace the idea that they can't do it all. Breast Cancer Patient Denied Medicaid Coverage: Is He Victim Of Sexism? http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Breast-Cancer-Patient-Denied-Medicaid-Coverage-Is-He-Victim-Of-Sexism-127272323.html South Carolina man denied coverage for breast cancer So long, sunscreen? Scientists suggest red wine helps prevent sunburn http://www.ktva.com/news/health/So-long-sunscreen-Scientists-suggest-red-wine-helps-prevent-sunburn-127271043.html Is it time to ditch the bottle of sunscreen for a bottle of cabernet? Exercise Called "Wonder Drug" For Cancer Patients http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Exercise-Called-Wonder-Drug-For-Cancer-Patients--127269443.html Medical advice to cancer patients changed from "take it easy" to "take a walk" Federal Funds For HIV Prevention In Alaska Cut In Half http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Federal-Funds-For-HIV-Prevention-In-Alaska-Cut-In-Half-125667453.html Centers for Disease Control reallocated money to states with more HIV and AIDS cases. Alaska's nonprofits must now rely on donations. Elmo, Grover At Providence Children's Hospital http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Elmo-Grover-At-Providence-Childrens-Hospital-125665618.html The hospital's youngest patients get a special visit from Sesame Street characters Mental Health Treatment Providers Respond To Recent Violent Crimes http://www.ktva.com/news/health/Mental-health-treatment-providers-respond-to-recent-violent-crimes-125609178.html The men in custody exhibited or were actually treated for mental illness before the incidents that put a little girl in critical condition and left a young woman lying near death tonight. State Steps In To Help Alaskans Struggling To Cut The Fat http://www.ktva.com/news/health/State-Steps-In-To-Help-Alaskans-Struggling-To-Cut-The-Fat--125246359.html State teams up with Spenard Farmer’s Market for food stamp program