by AHF Team | Aug 21, 2019 | News
Home monitoring can help you keep tabs on your blood pressure in a familiar setting, make certain your medication is working, and alert you and your doctor to potential health complications. To help ensure accurate blood pressure monitoring at home: Check your...
by AHF Team | Jul 15, 2019 | News
On behalf of all of us at Alaska Health Fair, we want to shout out a very big THANK YOU to a wonderful and ever growing group of people that includes our donors, sponsors, volunteers and exhibitors. These individuals provide much needed support for Alaska Health...
by AHF Team | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Some diseases and conditions put children at risk for kidney disease. The following provides information on risk factors for kidney disease, tests to check for kidney disease and treatment for kidney disease. What do the kidneys do? Your child has two kidneys. Their...
by AHF Team | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Children can have high blood pressure. In fact, the number of children with high blood pressure is increasing. It is estimated that prehypertension and hypertension in adolescents who are obese is greater than 30% in boys and 23 – 30% in girls according to data...
by AHF Team | May 17, 2019 | News
Dear Readers! As you know, fall and injury prevention has been the focus of our partnership with the State of Alaska Injury Prevention Program during the last several months. Today, we are pleased to share with you the following webpage created by the State of Alaska...
by AHF Team | May 17, 2019 | News
Many analgesic medicines (pain relievers) are available over the counter. These medicines are generally safe when taken as directed. However, their heavy or long-term use may harm the kidneys. Up to an estimated three to five percent of the new cases of chronic kidney...
