ANCHORAGE — It was 1964. The Beatles landed in New York, Mary Poppins was a hit movie, Ford introduced the Mustang, and the U.S. Surgeon General released the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health.
The purpose of this Health Advisory is to alert the public to new information about the recent and potentially ongoing outbreak of Campylobacter infections associated with consuming raw milk distributed by a Kenai-based cow-share program.
ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska Section of Epidemiology is investigating four recent cases of Campylobacter infection on the Kenai Peninsula associated with drinking raw milk believed to be from an Alaska farm.
Alaska’s senior population is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Policymakers, real estate developers, seniors and community stakeholders will discuss the pressing need for more affordable and appropriate senior housing at the Alaska Senior Housing Summit, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Wilda Marston Theater, Loussac Library, Anchorage. All […]
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska departments of Health and Social Services and Environmental Conservation want all Alaskans to know that an article in the most current issue of Alaska Magazine (December/January), titled “Hunting the Mighty Cockle,†contains incorrect information about the safety of eating recreationally harvested shellfish.
ANCHORAGE — Influenza activity in Alaska has increased in recent weeks and has been confirmed in most regions of the state, according to the Alaska State Virology Laboratory. Pertussis (whooping cough) cases are also still on the rise.
ANCHORAGE — About 36 percent of students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are overweight or obese, which is similar to the percentage reported in Anchorage, the largest school district in the state.
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has received information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the sterility of all injectable drugs produced by NECC, a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, are now of significant concern in the multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak investigation.
ANCHORAGE — The State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium have partnered to conduct a survey of all Alaskans on their wants, needs and vision for the future of health and health care in Alaska.