JUNEAU, Aug. 22, 2012 — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Ethel Lund Medical Center (ELMC) is introducing a new process called “Call In, Don’t Walk In,†to improve the quality of care for the medical center's Juneau patients. The new process launches on Monday, Sept. 10.
ANCHORAGE — A team of health officials from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Section of Epidemiology will be in Nome Aug. 29 through Sept. 1, 2012, to conduct voluntary screening of gold miners for mercury exposure.
Researchers, doctors and patients tend to agree that during the high-risk period after an attempted suicide, the treatment of choice is close contact, follow-up and personal interaction in order to prevent a tragic repeat.
URBANA – In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, University of Illinois scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation. And that could mean a tasty way to help people with diabetes decrease their blood sugar.