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State Crime Lab Facing Backlog of DNA Cases
Channel 2 NewsThe state's new crime lab in Anchorage is working to catch up on a backlog of cases awaiting DNA testing, with hundreds of cases at various stages of analysis. Orin Dym, the facility's forensic lab manager, says there are about 130 cases waiting to go...Tags: Punishment, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Assault, Biotechnology Industry
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T.R.E.L. Zawko Murder: Suspect Lived Next Door, Tried to Cut His Own Neck
Channel 2 NewsCharging documents against 22-year-old Victor Enrique Garcia say he told Anchorage police that he described himself in a “dark place” the morning of Jan. 18, when he allegedly killed 21-year-old T.R.E.L. Zawko. On a rainy Saturday afternoon...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Murder
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Blood on Bat Matches DNA of Murder Suspect and Victim T.R.E.L. Zawko
Channel 2 NewsA 22-year-old man has been arrested for a January 18th murder in midtown, according to the Anchorage Police Department. Police alleged that Victor Enrique Garcia killed 21-year-old T.R.E.L. Zawko on the 1300 block of Crescent Drive. Around 1:30 p.m....Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Murder
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Juneau Officials Report Record Drug Disposal
Channel 2 NewsOfficials in Juneau say they collected a record amount of unwanted prescription medication during a weekend disposal event. Similar events were held Saturday across the nation and across Alaska as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast Injures Dozens
The mayor of a Texas town where an explosion leveled a fertilizer plant says he doesn't yet know how many people were hurt or killed in the blast. West Mayor Tommy Muska said at a news conference that there was a fire at the West Fertilizer plant...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Fertilizer, Explosions
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Alternative Medicine Introduces New Ways to Heal
Channel 2 NewsOver the years many people have explored the world of medicine, trying to find new ways to help heal the sick. Natural Health Center, a clinic in Anchorage, doesn’t prescribe the typical over the counter drug. This clinic treats its patients with...Tags: Naturopathic Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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ASD Nurses Administered Free Flu Vaccines Saturday
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage School District nurses volunteered their time Saturday to give free influenza vaccinations to ASD students. Health officials say that the upcoming year is starting off with high numbers of Alaskans becoming sick with the flu. The nurses...Tags: Flu, Nursing, Preventative Medicine, Medical Specialization, American School for the Deaf
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Judge Hears Arguments for DNA Testing in Double-Murder Case
Channel 2 NewsA judge in Juneau is considering whether to order DNA testing in a three-decade old double murder. Superior Court Judge William Carey says he will review transcripts and documents before ruling in the case stemming from the 1982 murders of Anne and...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Murder, Justice System
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Alaska Medical Providers Contact Patients About Recalled Steroids
Channel 2 NewsSeven medical facilities statewide are contacting hundreds of patients in Alaska about the recently recalled steroid that has potentially affected 14,000 people nationwide. The concern stems from a tainted steroid that has now resulted in the diagnosis...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Product Recalls, Steroids, Methylprednisolone (drug), Meningitis
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Two Rivers Sled Dog Race Dropped from List
Bob Eley, Fairbanks Daily News-MinerA sled dog race that was to be hosted by the Two Rivers Dog Mushers Association will be held, but not as part of the International Federation of Sleddog Sports. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/B73XGh) says the Two Rivers group voted last...Tags: Sports, Sled Dog Racing, Pharmaceuticals, Dog Racing
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Meningitis Outbreak Has Not Reached Alaska
Channel 2 NewsThe outbreak of meningitis associated with a steroid medication has not spread to Alaska, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New England Compounding Pharmacy has recalled all the products compounded at and distributed...Tags: Product Recalls, Food and Drug Administration, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Meningitis
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Supreme Court: High Court Throws Out Human Gene Patents
Channel 2 NewsThe Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers. The court overturned patents belonging to Myriad Genetics Inc. of Salt Lake City...Tags: Biology, Crohn's Disease, Science, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Research
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