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New fee coming for medical effectiveness research
WASHINGTON - Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what ...
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In this Dec. 19, 2011 photo, Leah Campbell, left, and her husband, Shane Campbell are seen here in their home near Anchor Point, Alaska. The Christmas gift Campbell waits for might come next month when he visits the University of Washington Medical Center to see if he qualifies to go on the donor list to receive a liver. (AP Photo/Homer News, Michael Armstrong)
Homer man waiting for new liver
HOMER, Alaska - During this season of giving, Shane Campbell has already received one of the greatest gifts of all: the love and support of his community. Now he's hoping for an equally amazing gi...
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Alaska among U.S. states to weigh in on cigarette label suit
RICHMOND, Va. - Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased l...
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In this Dec. 2, 2011, photo, Bailey Balzer, left, raises her hands in victory while playing a video game with Clara Moore in Kenai, Alaska. Balzer is a normal youngster in just about every way except one: All but just a few forms of food make her very sick. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon)
Kenai girl lives with rare eating disease
KENAI, Alaska - It's a mild Friday afternoon and Bailey Balzer is playing video games. She clutches the controller and looks at her competition - two boys thinking they'll have an easy opponent in...
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Alaska still has free flu vaccine
JUNEAU, Alaska - The state health department still has about 7,500 doses of adult flu vaccine available for free and is urging providers and organizations who want them to take advantage before Nat...
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More kids skip school shots in 8 states
ATLANTA - More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an...
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Runner Lauren Fleshman pushes her boundaries and takes on first marathon
NEW YORK — When the hotel phone rang at 5 a.m. Sunday, Lauren Fleshman already was awake. Along with about 25,000 others in the New York City Marathon field, she was running her first marathon. And...
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Alaska sees 23 percent drop in gonorrhea cases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State health officials are reporting a 23 percent drop in gonorrhea cases. The Alaska Section of Epidemiology says during the first three quarters this year, there have been 77...
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Alaskans can get rid of unwanted prescription drugs Saturday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaskans can turn in expired and unwanted prescription medication Saturday at collection sites around the state as part of National Drug Collection Day. The federal Drug Enforc...
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Salad company recalls bagged salads distributed in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska heath officials say Taylor Farms Retail Inc. is recalling bagged salad blends that may be contaminated by salmonella. No illnesses have been reported. The salads were s...
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Romaine lettuce recalled over listeria concerns
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska officials say bags of chopped romaine lettuce are being recalled over concerns of potential listeria contamination. The state Department of Conservation has confirmed that ...
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Anchorage clinic opens for Medicare patients only
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A new medical clinic is open for business in south Anchorage but patients will need a Medicare card to get in. The Alaska Medicare Clinic intends to keep costs low by relying ...
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Alaska again ranks high for 2 sexually transmitted diseases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska again is ranked either first or near the top for two sexually transmitted diseases despite increased efforts to control the epidemics, according to state public health of...
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Feds spending $25 million to prevent obesity in rural Alaska, Pacific
HONOLULU - The federal government is awarding researchers $25 million to study how to prevent obesity in native populations living in remote Pacific islands and isolated parts of Hawaii and Alaska....
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Anchorage hospital opens Medicare clinic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Providence Alaska Medical Center has opened a clinic in Anchorage that serves Medicare patients. The Senior Care Center that opened Jan. 24 is starting slowly with about 200 pa...
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Flu cases showing up in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Flu cases have started showing up in Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News says a few cases have been reported at the Alaska Native Medical Center, Providence Alaska Medical Center,...
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New guidelines would make school lunches healthier
WASHINGTON - School cafeterias would have to hold the fries - and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - under the government's plans for the first major nutritional overhaul of stud...
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Suicide remains epidemic in Alaska, report says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Suicide remains an epidemic in Alaska despite millions in program funding and substantial efforts by communities and organizations in the state over the past decade, a new repor...
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Health officials change stance on fluoride
ATLANTA — In a remarkable turnabout, federal health officials say many Americans are getting too much fluoride because of its presence not just in drinking water but in toothpaste, mouthwash and ot...
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This undated photo shows 1-year-old Dallas Kent Stooksbury in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a Anchorage, Alaska hospital. Dallas was diagnosed with a severe case of Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC) after accompanying his mother, Rachel Bucciero, on a routine check-up for her other son in June 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Rachel and Joey Bucciero)
Kodiak boy treated for severe blood disorder
KODIAK, Alaska — It was a routine check-up for her newborn when Rachel Bucciero walked into Kodiak Community Health Center in the middle of June. Her eldest son, year-and-a-half-old Dallas, accomp...
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Why do kids dress for June when it's January?
NEW YORK - Among the great spectacles of winter, along with the northern lights and frozen lakes, are coatless kids. No coat, no gloves? No prob! These teens and tweens are chillin' out, literall...
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Spain cracks down, enacts stringent anti-smoking law
MADRID — The tapas bar — the noisy and bustling Spanish success story that combined delicious morsels with good wine and, often, an ever-present cigarette — is now smoke-free. So are restaurants, d...
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Medicare taxes won’t cover medical care costs
WASHINGTON — What you paid in Medicare taxes shows up on your W-2 income tax form every year. So when you retire, you want your money’s worth. That’s how most Americans see it. In an Associated Pr...
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U.S. teen birth rate far higher than in W. Europe
ATLANTA — The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the American teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. Th...
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U.S. teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited
ATLANTA - The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping - a decline that stunned experts who believe it's partly due to the recession. The birth ra...
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Alaska's efforts on rural dental care paying off
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska's efforts to deliver prompt, affordable dental care to its rural residents is gaining ground here, and providing a model for other states. The Dental Health Aide Therapy...
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Homer nonprofit lends support for parents, tots
HOMER, Alaska - Ask Monica Romano Turner and Andrea Macauly how Homer Children's Services Birth 2 Three benefited their families and the two women have ready answers. Seven years ago, when Romano ...
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Mayes picked to head Alaska senior, disabilities agency
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell has picked a new director for the Division of Senior & Disabilities Services. Duane Mayes will begin the job Dec. 20. The agency serves senior citizens, adul...
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Alaska ranks high in rates of 2 sexual diseases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A state health report shows Alaska ranks among the top 10 in the nation in the rates of two sexually transmitted diseases: gonorrhea and chlamydia. The report Tuesday said 1,00...
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Cancer drug shortage hits Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A national shortage of a chemotherapy drug has hit Anchorage. The shortage of doxorubicin is disrupting treatment for patients and could affect dozens more if it continues, acc...
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