Month: September 2012
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CNN’s fact-checking of ‘Medicare’s impending bankruptcy’ shows the program is not likely to go under soon, or ever
That giant whooshing sound you just heard may have been the sound of millions of baby boomers letting out of sigh of relief. That’s because CNN.com did some much needed...
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Study finds ‘the link between cholesterol and cancer is clear’
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have verified a link between cholesterol and cancer with new genetic evidence, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications such as statin drugs could be...
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Volunteer State becoming Salad State? CDC report shows Tennessee is getting less obese, leaving U.S.’s top 10
It can be done. A determined state can move the needle on its obesity numbers. Heidi Hall of The Tennessean reports that widespread efforts to change Tennesseans’ diet and exercise...
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Is there a correlation between food-stamp use and obesity? Some say yes, and that corporations are getting fat in the process
“Who’s getting fat off food stamps?” asks ABC News’ Alan Farnham, reporting that a record number of Americans — 46.7 million, or nearly 1 in 7 — now uses the...
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In wake of pill-mill regulation fight, Beshear has chance to craft a medical licensing board more to his liking
Gov. Steve Beshear Gov. Steve Beshear is in a position to reshape a state medical board that has played a central and controversial role in recent efforts to crack down...
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Baptist Health, formerly Baptist Healthcare System Inc., acquires Richmond hospital; could become largest health group in Ky.
Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center The nonprofit formerly known as Baptist Healthcare System Inc. is moving closer to becoming the largest health care organization in Kentucky, with last week’s...
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More bad news about childhood obesity: Study finds it can change some kids’ brains and damage their mental ‘flexibility’
It’s not news that Kentucky is lagging in child fitness. In fact, the Truth for America’s Health “F as in Fat” report found that the state has the third highest...
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17 percent of Kentuckians lack food security; beef council to help on local level with donations to food banks
More than 750,000 people in Kentucky, 17 percent of those living in the commonwealth, do not always know where they will find their next meal, according to Feeding America’s Map...
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Eastern Kentucky native wants to alert Appalachian women about their high rate of cervical cancer and how to prevent it
University of Kentucky physician and Pike County native Baretta Casey, right, has spent most of her career providing health care and education throughout the state, with a focus on Appalachian Kentucky. The...
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UK nanotechnology study shows promise for more effective cancer treatment compared to chemotherapy
Dr. Peixuan Guo, one of the three top nanobiotechnology experts in the world A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows promise for developing ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that may...