Month: June 2012
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State takes Medicaid contractor Coventry’s side at hearing over dispute with Appalachian Regional Healthcare
“Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued for a federal injunction against Medicaid contractor Coventry Cares on Tuesday as negotiations for a new agreement between the two have stalled,” reports Mike Wynn of...
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New law will allow officers to make arrests in emergency-room assaults that they do not witness
Emergency-room workers who treat individuals under the influence of drugs or alcohol will have greater legal protection, and those who misbehave in ERs will have less protection, under a law...
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143 groups in state working to improve health, directory lists
A directory that lists all the local groups working on health-related issues in the state has been released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. It identifies 143 groups —...
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Bipartisan report from ex-secretaries of health and agriculture makes 26 recommendations for fighting obesity epidemic
Four former secretaries of heath and agriculture and the Bipartisan Policy Center have released a lengthy report aimed at the nation’s obesity epidemic. With 26 recommendations, the report promotes public...
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Free dental, health, vision clinic to help hundreds this weekend
This weekend, about 1,000 people will get free dental, medical and vision care in Pike County. The effort is sponsored by Kentucky’s Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, which hosts a...
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Herald-Leader dislikes mental health agency’s ‘clubby glow’
In an editorial today, the Lexington Herald-Leader criticized the “clubby glow emanating from the inner circle” of the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, whose financial status was featured in...
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To help curb childhood obesity, Disney will ban ads for products that don’t fit federal nutrition guidelines for kids
The Mickey Check logo will beplaced on Disney-licensed productsthat meet nutrition guidelines. By 2015, the Walt Disney Co. will require advertising that targets kids and families to be in line with...
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NYC deeply split on Bloomberg plan to ban supersize sodas
Bloomberg with Linda I. Gibbs, deputy mayor for health.(New York Times photo by Chang W. Lee) In a bold move to curb obesity, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the...
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Health-care system not ready to deal with baby boomers as they get old, expert says at seminar on aging
When it comes to dealing with aging baby boomers, the nation’s health-care system isn’t ready to deal with them, Dr. Gregg Warshaw, left, said at the University of Kentucky‘s Summer...
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Prescription pill abuse ‘a holocaust’ in Kentucky, hitting 1 in 16; big drug firms and even well-meaning doctors are to blame
Another in-depth look at Kentucky’s prescription drug abuse problem hit the pages of The Courier-Journal yesterday, this time exploring the history of OxyContin and how well-meaning doctors started over-prescribing opioids in...