Author: Melissa Patrick
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#ThanksMichelleObama: Students use social media to voice their unhappiness with revamped school lunches
School kids around the country are tweeting pictures of their unappetizing school lunches and blaming the most prominent advocate for healthier school meals for their “bowls of mush and mystery...
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Five myths about flu shots, explored and debunked
Myths about the influenza vaccine circulate every year and make it difficult for some to decide whether to get the shot, Tom Watkins reports for CNN. This prompted him to...
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Store holiday leftovers properly for better flavor and food safety
Leftovers are a great way to stretch your food budget, but proper handling of them is important to make sure they maintain their taste and remain bacteria-free, says the Institute of...
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Tips for diabetics to stay healthy during the holiday season
Most people are not affected by occasional overindulging at holiday parties, but diabetics can get in serious health trouble if they aren’t careful. “If you are someone who is not...
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Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity
McDonald’s already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country’s obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration issued final regulations Tuesday that will require chains...
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Conference focuses attention on importance of patient- and family-centered care, health education, communication
Health education, communicating with physicians, and patient- and family-centered care that empowers patients to be their own best health advocates, were some of the topics discussed at the Health Watch...
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Deaths from drug overdoses and prescriptions for opiate treatment drugs are both rising, worrying state officials
Despite measures to discourage prescription drug abuse, Kentucky health officials report overdose deaths continue to rise and opioid treatment drugs are being prescribed “at alarming rates,” Kevin Wheatley reports for...
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Study finds electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking
A study has found that electronic cigarettes help people cut back on their use of tobacco, Christopher Ingraham reports for The Washington Post. The finding was part of a study published in the International...
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Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action
The schools in another longtime tobacco county in Southern Kentucky are going tobacco-free. With only one member in opposition, the Casey County Board of Education recently enacted a tobacco-free school policy...
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Smoking ban upsets some state workers; entrepreneur starts a van to take some off Human Resources campus to smoke
Cigarettes and all other tobacco products, as well as e-cigarettes, are no longer allowed on most state property, both indoors and outside, and some state workers aren’t happy about it,...