Young adults often experiment with hard drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines and opiates, and all but about 10 percent stop as they assume adult roles and responsibilities. Those still using hard drugs into their 50s are five times more likely to die earlier than those who do not, according to a new study by University […]
* In patients with diabetes who don’t require insulin, self-monitoring of blood glucose had a modest effect on HbA1c levels at six-months, which subsided after 12 months.
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $5,660,544 to Alaska as a “performance bonus†for streamlining and improving Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (CHIPRA) processes.
ANCHORAGE — The State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Section of Epidemiology is encouraging providers and organizations that want to offer flu vaccinations to adult clients, employees, staff, volunteers, patients, customers, members, or others to take advantage of the available free flu vaccine offer prior to National Influenza Vaccination Week.