Author: melissa_landon
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Liquids in some e-cigs are linked to serious lung diseases
Electronic cigarettes, which come in multiple flavors such as cotton candy, vanilla custard and unicorn milk, may not be as safe an alternative to traditional cigarettes as some would like...
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Researchers: Trans fats, not saturated fats, are linked to greater risk of heart disease; but no reason to eat more butter and meat
Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., found that trans fats are linked with greater risk of coronary heart disease and death, but saturated fats are not associated with increased risk...
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Scott County schools will have a smartphone app to let parents see cafeteria menus, look up nutritional content
For parents who have children with food allergies, it can be stressful not to know what will be served in the cafeteria. Scott County Nutrition Director Mitzi Marshall is researching...
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Boone County Schools strategically implement healthy changes to lunch menu
Boone County Schools began serving healthier food and offering low-fat, low-sodium meals in their lunchrooms before the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was implemented in 2010, Amy Scalf reports for the Community Press....
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Ashland teachers will incorporate physical activity into lessons
Teachers from Ashland Independent Schools attended a Take 10 workshop to learn how to incorporate physical activity into the classroom, Adam Black reports for The Independent: “The program, which has been provided . ....
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UK doctors use remote ultrasound program to care for at-risk expectant mothers in rural areas
Sonographer Laura Bates moved a camera in Manchesterwhile a doctor at UK talked with patient Mary Sizemore.(Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Andrea Noell) “Care often is best delivered close to home,” Dr. John O’Brien,...
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Insulin patch could take the place of injections for diabetes
In 2013, 10.6 percent of Kentucky adults had diabetes, a big increase from 2000, when 6.5 percent had the disease, according to the 2015 Kentucky Diabetes Report. In a few years, diabetics...
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Help prevent leading cause of child death: unintentional injury
Every day 2,000 children die from preventable injuries, making unintentional injuries the leading cause of death for children in the United States. More of these injuries occur during the summer...
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Girls are more likely than boys to have overuse injuries while participating in high school sports
Overuse injuries make up more than 50 percent of athletic injuries and are most common in children ages 13 to 17. Girls are at a higher risk than boys of...
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Researchers ask Congress to lift ban on needle-exchange funding
Because of dirty needles, Kentucky has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the nation, and public officials say it will get worse. The state legislature recently allowed localities to...