Day: April 18, 2019
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McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the nation
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would sponsor legislation to make 21 the legal age to buy tobacco...
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Report offers Appalachian residents ways to decrease smoking rates; they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s well documented that people in Appalachia die sooner than other Americans, and are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases. It doesn’t have...
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Kentucky has 16 confirmed cases of salmonella from pre-cut melons; health officials say you should throw it all out
Health officials are advising Kentuckians to throw away all of their pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew, since 16 cases of salmonella have been linked to these products. The Kentucky Department of...
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Eight Kentuckians among 60 indicted for illegal prescribing or health-care fraud as a result of major federal investigation
Rob Duncan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the cases. (Associated Press photo by John Minchillo) —– Sixty health professionals in five Appalachian states, including Kentucky, were charged...