Day: March 1, 2012
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USDA launches online tool to link farmers with nearby consumers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled its newest tool to promote local food systems, an online instrument that lets viewers see what local and regional food projects are under...
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Effects of concussions outlast symptoms, UK prof finds; another study says they affect thinking of teenagers more than others
A University of Kentucky assistant professor has found that the effects of a concussion may last longer than the symptoms, a finding that could influence how and when athletes are...
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Compromise meds-for-meth bill clears committee; third drug-related bill to pass this week
Update, March 2: Just hours after the committee approved the bill, Senate Majority Leader Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, “declared its future uncertain,” reports Jack Brammer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Stivers said...
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More Americans dying from hepatitis C than from AIDS
More people are dying in the U.S. from hepatitis C than from AIDS, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. More than 3.2 million Americans...
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A look at the history of U.S. health care and health insurance
Health insurance in the U.S. has some of its roots in the World War II shipyards of Henry J. Kaiser, who built 747 vessels for the Navy. The war made...