Author: amy_wilson
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Report: Two-thirds of Kentuckians obese by 2030 if trends continue; cost to nation’s future unquestionably high
Nearly two-thirds of adults in Kentucky will be obese by 2030 if rates continue to climb as they are now, an analysis reported Tuesday. The level of obesity, defined as...
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Some strategies for seniors as Kentucky observes Fall Prevention Awareness Day Saturday, Sept. 22
Kentucky has joined 45 other states in proclaiming Saturday, Sept. 22 as Fall Prevention Awareness Day. In 2011, fall-related injuries among the elderly in the Bluegrass were associated with $266...
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KET talks with experts on heart disease and health reform tonight
Some nationally recognized heart specialists will speak directly to Kentuckians about heart disease tonight on the season premiere of Health Three60 on KET. Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death...
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New state web portal eases non-emergency reporting of child and adult abuse and neglect
The state Department for Community Based Services has launched a web-based portal for reporting child and adult abuse and neglect in non-emergency situations. According to DCBS Commissioner Teresa James, the new...
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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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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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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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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...