Month: October 2013
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Adair County residents will get an extra tax bill as trustees of bankrupt hospital vote to levy a tax to pay its debts
Facing a $20 million debt and in bankruptcy, the Adair County Hospital District trustees voted unanimously Oct. 4 to impose a 10 cents-per-$100 value property tax, effective immediately. In August,...
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Schools and students are still getting used to lunches that are healthier but not as suited to their tastes
School lunches look and taste different than they did before new federal nutrition standards kicked in, and that has caused more food to end up in garbage cans and more...
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Kentucky ranks high in prescription drug abuse, but also is a national leader in efforts to fight it, state-by-state analysis says
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new report finds many states do not have effective strategies in place to fight prescription drug abuse, but Kentucky scores high on most prevention...
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Middle- and high-school students invited to create 30-second videos discouraging prescription drug abuse, win prizes in contest
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Keep Kentucky Safe partners invite Kentucky middle- and high-school students to compete in the annual Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement contest. Contestants...
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Mayo Clinic experts offer advice on preventing and coping with osteoarthritis, especially in the knees
Experts from the Mayo Clinic offer tips for both those trying to prevent and those suffering from a painful condition that affects at least 27 million Americans: osteoarthritis. It is the...
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Indoor air study is background for smoking-ban discussion in Elliott; statewide ban sponsor is optimistic about a vote
As the debate over a statewide smoking ban persists, a study shows evidence of harmful air quality levels from second-hand smoke in places where smoking is allowed in Elliot and...
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Health reform law is debated and explained on KET
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Two Kentucky Educational Television programs addressed the federal health-reform law Monday night, providing opportunities for Kentuckians to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and...
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Fewer teens report using tobacco and abusing prescription drugs, but some attribute latter trend to increase in heroin use
By Melissa Patrick and Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentucky teenagers said last year that they used prescription drugs without a doctor’s direction, or tobacco, than in the last...
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Fighting prescription drug abuse? Save your spot for ‘The Difference Faces of Substance Abuse’ conference Jan. 28-29
Early registration is open for the 2014 Different Faces of Substance Abuse Conference, which seeks to build collaborations and partnerships among Kentucky community members to address the state’s prescription-drug abuse...
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Ky. health-insurance exchange working better than elsewhere; website to undergo scheduled maintenance this weekend
Despite its first-day problems, Kentucky’s new health-insurance website was the nation’s top performer in the new system, the director of state health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation told The...