Day: June 7, 2011
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EPA says DEET is safe for fighting off skeeters when used correctly; some natural alternatives are also effective
Though April showers did bring May flowers, May’s seemingly constant rain also grew something else in Kentucky: mosquitoes — and lots of them. To protect oneself from the irritating suckers (Getty Images),...
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Kentucky and other states slow to adopt health-law mandates
Though it’s one of the centerpieces of the new health care law, most states have not taken steps to establish a health insurance exchange, and that incluides Kentucky. The exchanges...
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On 30th anniversary of AIDS detection, it is no longer a death sentence, but Kentuckians die because they delay testing
Though life expectancy for people living with AIDS has improved, the disease “remains a serious health threat, with Kentucky’s minorities and poor being affected in disproportionate numbers,” reports the Lexington...