Beginning strength building class for older adults offered in Fairbanks

Beginning strength building class for older adults offered in Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a beginning strength training class in Fairbanks for midlife and older adults. The StrongPeople Strong Bodies class helps increase muscle strength and bone density, improve balance and prevent falls. Leslie Shallcross, Extension health, home and family development agent, will teach the class.  Light hand and […]

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel May Restrict Covid-19 Shots for Those Under 75, Citing Unverified Death Reports

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel May Restrict Covid-19 Shots for Those Under 75, Citing Unverified Death Reports

“They are leveraging this platform to share untruths about vaccines to scare people,” said one doctor Kennedy fired from the panel Health officials working under Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may seek to restrict access to the Covid-19 vaccine for people under 75 years old. The Washington Post reported Friday […]

EPA Seeks to Reverse Rules Protecting Drinking Water From ‘Forever Chemicals’

EPA Seeks to Reverse Rules Protecting Drinking Water From ‘Forever Chemicals’

One environmental attorney said that the EPA proposal “prioritizes chemical industry profits and utility companies’ bottom line over the health of children and families across the country.” Public health and environment defenders on Friday condemned the Trump administration’s announcement that it will no longer uphold Environmental Protection Agency rules that protect people from unsafe levels […]