Alaska Teamster-Employer Trusts News Updates en-us News updates for Alaska Teamster-Employer Trusts participants as published on www.959trusts.com. http://www.959trusts.com Healthy Pregnancy http://www.cdc.gov/Features/pregnancy/ http://www.cdc.gov/Features/pregnancy/ Take steps to help keep your unborn baby safe. These 10 tips can help you prevent infections. You won't always know if you have an infection-sometimes you won't even feel sick. FDA Approves Kalydeco to Treat Rare Form of Cystic Fibrosis http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm289633.htm http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm289633.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of a rare form of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients ages 6 years and older who have the specific G551D mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene. FDA and Industry Reach Agreement in Principle on Medical Device User Fees http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm289828.htm http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm289828.htm The FDA and representatives from the medical device industry have reached an agreement in principle on proposed recommendations for the third reauthorization of a medical device user fee program. Senior Moment or Something Worse? Yes/No Test May Tell http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20120203/simple-yes-no-test-may-separate-senior-moment-from-ear http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20120203/simple-yes-no-test-may-separate-senior-moment-from-ear When are "senior moments" just a normal part of healthy aging, and when are they a sign of something more serious such as Alzheimer's disease? Blood Test May Help Diagnose Depression http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20120203/blood-test-may-help-diagnose-depression http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20120203/blood-test-may-help-diagnose-depression Researchers say they have developed a blood test that may reliably detect depression. If the test continues to perform well in studies, experts say it could become one of the first objective ways to look for depression, which affects nearly 1 in 10 American adults. Tax Time, Lab Vouchers, Flu Shots, and a Retiree Reunion! http://www.959trusts.com/html/N000919.htm http://www.959trusts.com/html/N000919.htm Tax Time, Lab Vouchers, Flu Shots, and a Retiree Reunion - learn about upcoming events and your benefits. HCCMA Summer 2011 Newsletter <br>(union coalition) http://www.959trusts.com/html/n016.pdf http://www.959trusts.com/html/n016.pdf IN THIS ISSUE - Visit HCCMCA on the Web - An EPIC Approach to Hearing Health Care - Mat-Su Borough Joins HCCMCA - Calendar - Contractor Testifies Workers' Comp ADR Legislation Saves Money Retiree's Reunion http://www.959trusts.com/html/N000917.htm http://www.959trusts.com/html/N000917.htm Please save the dates: February 27, 2012 through March 1, 2012 in Laughlin, NV. Enrollment Notice and Benefit Changes Effective July 1, 2011 http://www.959trusts.com/html/n014.pdf http://www.959trusts.com/html/n014.pdf Dependent coverage now extends to adult children up to age 26. Summary of Plan Benefit Changes Effective July 1, 2011 http://www.959trusts.com/html/n015.pdf http://www.959trusts.com/html/n015.pdf The Board of Trustees have adopted several changes to the Welfare Plan owing to the recently enacted Healthcare Reform legislation.