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Parents concerned about school nurse cuts

...scheduled doses on occasion. She claimed that the cuts could amount to "discrimination" against students with chronic conditions or disabilities."School staff members are not substitute for a trained nurse in the care of my daughter or any...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-11-14/parents-concerned-about-school-nurse-cu
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AIDS: After 30 years, the battle is far from over

...this month, the disease has evolved from an unnamed and mysterious illness to a diabolical killing machine to a chronic condition that can be managed with drugs. Overall, AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide. But the successful campaign...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-06-12/aids-after-30-years-battle-far-over
Opinion
SEARHC hosts Living Well chronic disease support group

...offer a "Living Well with Chronic Conditions" support group. The free...Living a healthy life with a chronic condition can be challenging, and participants...and be active. Some of the chronic conditions that may lead to people participating...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-01-24/searhc-hosts-living-well-chronic-diseas
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Joyful movement makes physical activity possible for all

...studies have consistently found that regular physical activity plays an important role in reducing the risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Nevertheless, joyful movement activities need not be expensive...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/022011/nei_788140178.shtml
Neighbors
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...behavior and build new lives. The effectiveness of addiction treatment is comparable to success rates for other chronic conditions, such as certain forms of heart disease and diabetes, points out Alan I. Leshner, director of the National Institute...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/010301/Com_Resolutions.shtml
AWARE will honor women of distinction

...The unit was a direct result of that committee. Today it provides space for patients fighting cancer and other chronic conditions to receive the treatment and support they need to beat their illness. The Women of Distinction Dinner will feature...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/022206/nei_20060222021.shtml
Neighbors
Juneau VA clinic to open in March

...his time of service, is worried that the clinic will add another round of red tape for veterans who need care for chronic conditions. "While, yeah, sure it would be great to think that a clinic here in town would actually help veterans, in...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/111109/loc_515209717.shtml
A failing grade in Public Health 101

...asthma increase 75 percent in California between 1984 and 1998? Epidemiologists suspect that these clusters of chronic conditions are caused by some combination of genetic inheritance and environmental toxins like air pollution or household pesticides...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092400/Ope_Editorial.html
Opinion
TV program examines aging issues

...America. Think of someone who has had a stroke, a fall, recent surgery, has Alzheimer's disease or another chronic condition. Who is preparing their meals, making sure they are safe, helping them dress, perhaps bathe or use the toilet...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/100202/nei_colmn.shtml
Neighbors
Support group helps local women

...on life. "For me, Life Ring was a life ring," said Turner, who suffers from depression and fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by fatigue and pain. "I hadn't lived in Juneau very long and didn't know people," Turner...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/111301/Loc_womensupport.shtml
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