Day: January 9, 2012
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Penny-per-ounce tax on sugar drinks could save $17 billion, cut consumption and prevent disease and death, academics say
More than $17 billion in medical costs over 10 years could be saved if sugared drinks were taxed at 1 cent per ounce, and it would prevent 95,000 cases of...
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Ky. Citizen Doctor of the Year nominations being accepted
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians is accepting nominations for Kentucky’s Citizen Doctor of the Year award. Patients are encouraged to send in their recommendations by Feb. 1. The award...