Three weeks after delivering her first child, Amanda began to suffer from extreme fatigue, headaches, a tight chest and stomach pain. An initial diagnosis of pneumonia changed for the worse: Amanda was experiencing heart failure.
Newswise — DALLAS – Patrizia Cazzaniga had heard the horror stories about early treatments for hepatitis C – multiple daily pills and weekly shots for up to a year, side effects that could be debilitating, and a cure rate of only about 40 percent.
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture “Final Rule†has been issued confirming critical public health changes to the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program that further improve the nutrition and health of the nation’s low-income mothers and young children. The rule will expand Alaskans’ access to a choice of fruits and vegetables, whole grains […]
ANCHORAGE — Three related cases of chickenpox (varicella) in unvaccinated adolescents have been reported in the Kenai/Soldotna area since mid-February and state health officials believe there is potential for wider community exposure, putting people who have not previously had chickenpox or received the chickenpox vaccine at risk for infection.