Author: Melissa Patrick
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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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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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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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KET program Mon. to answer questions about the Affordable Health Care Act, its impact on state, and obtaining insurance
KET will host a special call-in program to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s enrollment process Monday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The one-hour show will include state...
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Leaders in Medicaid, public health and advocacy entering UK College of Public Health Hall of Fame
The father of Kentucky’s Medicaid program, the co-author of a popular smoking-cessation program and a leading advocate for mental health and the disabled will join the University of Kentucky College of...
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Diabetics have increased risk of complications from flu
Certain groups of people, including diabetics, are at risk of serious flu complications each year, according to a report from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. More than 500,000 Kentuckians, over...
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Northern Kentucky health board supports statewide smoking ban
The main health board in Northern Kentucky, where local smoking bans have stirred much controversy. has endorsed the idea of a statewide ban on smoking in all places of employment....