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Tracy Sinclare, Channel 2 Meteorologist, Battles Breast Cancer
Channel 2 NewsChannel 2 meteorologist Tracy Sinclare was diagnosed with breast cancer this past September. During that time, Tracy had six rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and breast reconstructive surgery. She lost her hair, including her eyebrows and eye...Tags: Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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Locals React to FDA Decision on Emergency Contraception Sales
Channel 2 NewsThe Food and Drug Administration's approval of over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception "morning-after pill" sparked debate in Alaska Wednesday. The FDA's Tuesday decision allows the "morning-after pill" Plan B to be sold to women and...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Crime, Law and Justice, Plan B (drug), Family, Justice System
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NANA President Helvi Sandvik Wins 2013 Athena Award
Channel 2 NewsFrom health care to business, 10 women in Alaska were recognized by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Monday at the annual Athena luncheon. The Anchorage Athena Society has a goal of promoting women in business and recognizing “those who have...Tags: Physical Therapy
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Spiritual Healing After War
Channel 2 NewsSgt. Joshua Echtinaw was a good runner, maybe one of the fastest in his unit. He used to run five miles in 32 minutes. That was before he was hit by shrapnel in Afghanistan, before he hit his head on a wall after an explosion near his bunker. Echtinaw...Tags: Migraine, Afghanistan, Physical Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists
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Recovering From War
Channel 2 NewsArmy Sgt. Maj. Michael Van Engen untied his boot, and then took his sock off. His foot, which was hit by a bullet this past June, was swollen and purple. There was a big chunk of skin, in the shape of an oval, missing from the outside. Van Engen described...Tags: Afghanistan, Physical Therapy, Armed Forces, Injuries and Wounds
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2013 Contingency Prizes
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Inside Medical Marijuana: In Washington State, Dispensaries Are A Growing Industry
Channel 2 NewsAt Northwest Patient Resource Center, a medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, various strains of medical marijuana and hundreds of products infused or made with cannabis, line the shelves. Registered medical marijuana users walk in and...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Starbucks Corp.
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Inside Medical Marijuana: Alaska In The Marijuana Debate
Channel 2 NewsInside Mike Smith's marijuana grow room in Washington state, more than a dozen cannabis plants sit in rows, propped off the ground, closer to a large lamp hanging above. "They like the air to move, they like it about 72 degrees," says Smith. "Nothing...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Inside Medical Marijuana: More Alaskans Using Cannabis for Treatment
More Alaskans are turning to medical marijuana and the state's medical marijuana registry has grown significantly in the past year. Larry Yingling, says he uses medical marijuana to relieve the lingering pain from a broken neck, fractured spine, and other...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics
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Male Birth Control Pill in Experimental Phase
Channel 2 NewsScientists are discovering compounds meant to block a cancer-causing gene may cause infertility in males. While testing male mice, they become infertile by producing far fewer and less mobile sperm. This finding could result in the creation of a birth...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Birth Control, Family Planning, Infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Native Women Face Patchwork of Policies for Plan B
FELICIA FONSECAMonths after the federal Indian Health Service said it was finalizing a policy that would make emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian women, advocates say they're still waiting. And in the meantime, Native women face a patchwork of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Plan B (drug), Family Planning
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Firefighter Completes Marathon After Recovering from Injuries
Channel 2 NewsHe hoped he could do it in 7 hours. Eight hours would have been fine as well. Heck, Larry Hodges just wanted to finish the Equinox Marathon, period. It was the 50th anniversary of the Fairbanks marathon, but for Hodges, the goal wasn’t about making...Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Sports
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