Aging Aboriginal Canadians have harder time staying healthy
First Nations, Metis and Inuit of advancing years often have poorer health than their non-aboriginal counterparts but don’t receive the
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Sweden: Medics call for ban on studded winter tyres
Weather forecasters predicted snow in central Sweden Thursday, prompting the seasonal debate on the use of studded winter tyres and
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Study: Suicide rates increase as Alaska community sizes get smaller, farther North
The higher the latitude, the higher the prevalence of suicide in Alaska, said a study that analyzed state records from
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Alaska youth call on leaders to address abuse, suicide
FAIRBANKS — The children in the 4-H Club in Tanana make this promise: “I pledge to live, honor and protect
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Anger over addiction facility closure in Canada’s Northwest Territories
A decision to shutter the only addiction treatment facility in Canada’s Northwest Territories is being called into question. Earlier this
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Boil water advisory issued for town in northern Sweden
Contaminated water has been discovered in a reservoir in northern Sweden, meaning that people in the town of Örnsköldsvik should
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Domestic violence deaths preventable says coroner in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Chief Coroner of Canada’s Northwest Territories says officials missed opportunities to prevent a woman in the community of Tuktoyaktuk
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Eczema on the rise in Inuit populations in Greenland and Canada
An allergy doctor in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, says he’s seeing a spike
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Finland lags in seniors’ wellbeing
Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Finland failed to make it to the top ten in a new global index measuring the
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Finland the most overweight Nordic nation
Unfortunately, Finns are the most overweight nation in the Nordics. Northern and Eastern Finland are home to the most heavyweights,
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Perils of Prohibition: Drowning the past in rural Alaska
EDITOR’S NOTE: For three decades, alcohol has anchored the debate about the future of rural Alaska. That liquor and homebrew spread
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ANALYSIS: Perils of Prohibition – Alaska’s failed war on booze
Alaska’s war on alcohol, a costly and painful crusade waged for decades in remote villages across the rural vastness of
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Federal $600,000 grant aims to ease transition to Alaska health exchanges under Obamacare
On Thursday, a handful of federal and state agencies gathered in Midtown Anchorage to announce the newest wrinkle in the
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New effort to bring Native foods to plates across Alaska
For years, leaders in the Alaska Native community have tried to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission
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Finland: 30min of sun stores enough vitamin D for autumn
People should be enjoying the summer sunshine now, so that the body’s vitamin D stores are fully replenished before the
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