Month: October 2012
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13-year-old with national following succumbs to rare cancer
A 13-year-old McLean County boy whose fight with a rare cancer gained national attention died last night. The death of Lane Goodwin was announced to 342,000 followers on his “Prayers...
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Doctor’s rejection of the willfully obese makes exercise expert ask: Who’s responsible for your health? Who should pay for it?
Bryant Stamford, professor and chairman of the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology at Hanover College in Indiana, wrote in his weekly exercise-and-health column Thursday’s edition of The Courier-Journal: “I caught...
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Board of Medical Licensure to amend pill-mill regulations to address concerns of doctors and some patients
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure wants to change some of the more controversial requirements for urine screenings and digital monitoring in the state’s new prescription-drug regulations under the law...
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Georgia doctor prescribes pills to help in school — whether or not the ADHD shoe fits — to level the playing field for the poor
Amanda Rocafort and her son, Quintn, who takes Adderall for his ADHD. (NYT photo by Bryan Meltz) In light of last week’s news that the number of poor children on...
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Governor lauds HB 1 for closing 10 of the state’s worst pain clinics, reducing the number of controlled-substance prescriptions
Gov. Steve Beshear gave credit this week to House Bill 1 for reducing the number of prescriptions written for frequently abused controlled substances and for closing the doors on 10...
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Kentucky Spirit to terminate Medicaid contract with state early; Cabinet assures recipients no interruption in service
Kentucky Spirit, a Medicaid managed-care provider, will terminate its contract with the state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services a year earlier than scheduled, effective July 5, 2013. The company...
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Cigarette companies balking at Justice Dept’s request for “confessional” advertising that they say goes too far
Calling them “forced public confessions,” America’s largest tobacco companies are asking a federal judge to reject the government’s proposed corrective statements for cigarette advertising. Fred Frommer reports for the Associated...
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Open enrollment period for 2012 Medicare Part D continues now through Dec. 7
The open enrollment period for 2012 Medicare Part D began this week and will continue through Dec. 7. The open period is a time for seniors and persons with disabilities...
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Calorie counts on your Coke and Pepsi machines coming in 2013
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, for starters, will start displaying calorie counts on vending machines in an effort to encourage consumers to make lower-calorie choices, starting in...
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Kaiser study estimates how changing Medicare to a premium-support plan like Ryan’s would cost differently by state and region
A Kaiser Family Foundation study has looked into what Medicare beneficiaries might pay under a “premium support” system that relies on competitive bidding, like the one proposed by House Budget Committee...