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Alaskans Participate in DEA's Fourth Perscription Drug Take Back Day
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage, AK On Saturday, hundreds of Alaskans participated in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's fourth nationwide "Drug Take Back Day." DEA officials set up collection stations at various pharmacies around the state for people to drop off...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
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Mat-Su and Anchorage Prescription Drugs Disposal Set for April 28
Channel 2 NewsIf you have expired prescription drugs, the Mat-Su borough has set up four locations where people can anonymously dispose of old medication on Saturday, April 28. The event coincides with the federal take-back initiative, which aims to curb accidental...Tags: Health, Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Substance Abuse, Pharmaceuticals
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Proposed Bill Would Require More Notification For Prescription Drug Cost Changes
Channel 2 NewsA proposed bill in the state Legislature would give people who take prescription drugs for chronic illnesses more notice when their out-of-pocket costs increase. House Bill 218 would require insurance companies to give patients a 90-day notification,...Tags: Health, Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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Man Accused of Fatal Heroin Injection Suffered from PTSD, Family Says
Channel 2 NewsSean Warner, the 26-year-old man Anchorage police say administered a fatal dose of heroin Friday to 14-year old-Jena Dolstad, is a Navy veteran -- who, according to his family, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following a tour of duty...Tags: Health, Afghanistan, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
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Innocent Man Released After 20 Years in Jail Shares his Story with Alaskans
Channel 2 NewsHe spent 20 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. A man from New York State is in Anchorage this week to share his story of injustice and how new technology proved his innocence. The Alaska Innocence Project said Steve Barnes is not...Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Biotechnology Industry
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After Soteria House Shooting Victim Dies, Questions Remain
Soteria House was supposed to be a safe place.
The sprawling green multiplex on Doris Street was designed to be a respite from psychiatric wards and institutions; a chance for young people diagnosed with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia to...Tags: Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health, Criminals, Crimes
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Troopers: DNA Match Closes 1991 Sexual Assault Case
KTUU.comAlaska State Troopers say a DNA match has closed a cold-case investigation into a sexual assault against an 8-year-old girl two decades ago, linking the crime with a Wasilla man who committed suicide in 2006. According to a press release from troopers,...Tags: Suicide, DNA, Human Body, Crimes, Sexual Assault
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State Providing 20K Doses of Adult Flu Vaccine
The state is making 20,000 doses of adult flu vaccine available for free to organizations or providers to give to people not yet vaccinated.
Joe McLaughlin, with the state department of health, says the vaccine will be distributed on a first-come, first-...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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Defense Admits Dion Lied to Police About Knowing Craig
Channel 2 NewsProsecutors played a 2006 police interview with defendant Kenneth Dion at his murder trial Friday. In the interview, conducted after a DNA link was made to Dion, he says he didn't know Bonnie Craig, whom prosecutors say was beaten, raped and murdered in...Tags: Murder, Rape, Lawyers, Crimes, Sex Crimes
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Breast cancer walk hits the ground running
A more user-friendly website is open for registration and online fundraising. Corporate sponsors are lining up nicely, and team organizing has started in earnest for the American Cancer Society's 2013 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk for south...Tags: Palm Beach County, Women's Health, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, American Cancer Society
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It works: HPV vaccine reduces infections by 56%, CDC says
The HPV vaccine may be controversial, but it works, new research shows. The rate of HPV infection among teenage girls dropped from 11.5% in the “pre-vaccine era” to 5.1% in the “vaccine era,” researchers from the Centers for...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Immunization, Pharmaceuticals
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New service matches patients with clinical trials in South Florida
A new matchmaking service is pairing up unlikely couples — patients seeking a cure for what ails them and local clinical trials offering cutting-edge treatments. Started last month by two Michigan entrepreneurs, CureLauncher has already...
Tags: Osteoporosis, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, West Palm Beach, Medical Research
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