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My Turn: Vaccinate: Don't put children at risk

...immunity is a situation in which a sufficient proportion of the population is immune to an infectious disease, making epidemics unlikely. Again, infectious diseases are brought to Alaska from faraway places every day, so relying on herd immunity to...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-04-26/my-turn-vaccinate-dont-put-children-r
Opinion
How federal budget cuts could affect Alaska

...college and fewer would get work-study jobs.Public health: The state will lose $237,000 for responding to infectious diseases, natural disasters, and biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological events. Another $250,000 in grants...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-02-26-0
State
Outside editorial: Antibiotics and us

...for humans because overuse fosters the development of drug-resistant bacteria; last month, for example, the Infectious Diseases Society of America called for a drastic reduction in antibiotic use for sinus infections for that reason. That's...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-04-17/outside-editorial-antibiotics-and-us
Opinion
Outside editorial: FDA issues timid rules for antibiotics in the food chain

...done its best to avoid its own findings regarding overuse of penicillin and two kinds of tetracycline.Medical infectious disease specialists note that misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture clearly produces dangerous drug-resistant bacteria...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-04-23/outside-editorial-fda-issues-timid-ru
Opinion
SEARHC joins other groups for Immunization Week

...protect vaccinated individuals, but also help protect entire communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. Immunization is a shared responsibility. Families, health care professionals and public health officials must...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-04-24/searhc-joins-other-groups-immunization-
Local
My Turn: The irony of exploiting climate change in Alaska

...the majority of the speakers, food and water insecurity, loss of coastal areas, mass emigrations, spread of infectious disease, and growing conflicts over scarce resources will be social and political realities in the not-so-distant future...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-11-21/my-turn-irony-exploiting-climate-chan
Opinion
Letter: Close the salmon farms

...farms in Alaska - now it is time for salmon farms in British Columbia to get out of the way and stop spreading infectious diseases.Salmon farms may not be allowed in Alaska but their impacts could be felt with the spread of ISA to sockeye salmon...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2011-10-27/close-salmon-farms
Letters
Cold sensitivity gene mutation may explain new medical syndrome

...shown, said Joshua Milner, chief of the allergic inflammation unit at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Tests on his family members and others with the condition uncovered a variety of ailments, including autoimmune...

http://juneauempire.com/michelle-fay-cortez/2012-01-13/cold-sensitivity-gene-mut
Jesse Kiehl

...the City Charter. We must also work with the health care community to build transitional services so people with infectious diseases don't pose a risk to our community.3. What steps can the city take to strengthen local economic diversity...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-09-25/jesse-kiehl
Local
Contagion

Now Playing Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh presents this look at what happens when an infectious disease threatens humanity through varied viewpoints from an ensemble cast, including Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, and Kate Winslet. The Informant's Scott Z. Burns provides the script. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

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