Author: Melissa Patrick
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Health reform law drives a trend to include lifestyle changes in a patient’s health care plan, alongside traditional medicine
Lifestyle changes can play a huge role in treating and warding off many health conditions and thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act there is now a shift...
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McCreary County smoking ban fails; story on hearing offers a picture of the strong feelings, pro and con, that the idea evokes
The McCreary County Fiscal Court was unable to move forward with a vote on a smoking-ban ordinance because it lacked a motion for a second reading, Janie Slaven reports for...
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UK gets $2.5 million for rural child poverty nutrition center
L-R: Nancy Cox, dean of UK’s College of Agriculture, Foodand Environment; Secy. Tom Vilsack; Gov. Steve Beshear. Kentucky Health News Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced at the University of Kentucky...
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Community health groups, with focus on prevention, fight to be part of new setup for lowering health costs, improving outcomes
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is forcing doctors and hospitals to collaborate on lowering health-care costs while improving health outcomes. Community health groups that focus on preventive care...
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Study: Loneliness increases risk of dying more than obesity
Kentucky Health News Loneliness increases your chance of dying, according to a study by Brigham Young University and published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. It found that the subjective...
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Poll: Ky. parents think children’s school lunches are very or somewhat nutritious, but they want more scratch-made options
Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky parents think school lunches are nutritious, but should offer more made from-scratch options, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The poll, taken Oct.8...
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Study: American children’s diets will cause early heart disease; Kentucky kids seem to be on the same track
Kentucky Health News A study shows that American kids are eating themselves toward early heart disease. The study, published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, looked at a...
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Midwest pollen count indicates that seasonal allergies are expected to be worse than usual this year
Seasonal allergy sufferers beware. Allergy season is officially here and is predicted to be worse than usual, says a news release from Chicago’s Loyola University Health System. image from healthguru.com After weeks of...
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Health foundation says consumers need price transparency; Medicaid health officer says some commercial interests want it
Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says a major step needed to improve the health of Kentuckians is transparency of their health-care cost and quality. “Consumers can...
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Advocates of state appeals for Medicaid managed-care claims make last-ditch effort to get it passed, by hijacking another bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Advocates of a bill to create a state appeals process for health-care providers to appeal decisions of Medicaid managed-care companies are...