Multiple infections with variant* influenza A (H3N2v) viruses have been identified in 3 states in recent weeks. From July 12 through August 3, 2012, 16 cases of H3N2v were reported and confirmed by CDC. This virus was first detected in humans in July 2011. It has also been isolated in U.S. swine in many U.S. […]
Allergies, or hypersensitivities of the immune system, are more common than ever before. According to the Asthma and Allergies Foundation of America, one in five Americans suffers from an allergy — from milder forms like hay fever to more severe instances, like peanut allergies which can lead to anaphylactic shock.
Southcentral Foundation (SCF), with tribal partners Chickaloon Village Traditional Council and Knik Tribal Council, celebrated the early completion of the Valley Native Primary Care Center, Benteh Nuutah, (VNPCC) – which will be open for its Alaska Native and American Indian customer-owners on Aug. 29 – with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by partners and supporters […]
KLAWOCK — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) recently hired optometrist Annelle G. Maygren, OD, to head the SEARHC eye clinic on Prince of Wales Island.