Author: molly_burchett
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Workers, employers blame Obamacare for higher premiums, but experts say the causes are a lot more complicated than that
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News While the main provisions of the federal health-reform law are only now taking effect, some Americans are already saying it doesn’t work and are...
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Ky. Health Cooperative, a new kind of insurer, could help hold down rates and reshape the health-care system
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A little-known but key part of federal health reform created a new kind of health insurance — a cooperative that is...
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Kentucky poverty rate is fifth highest in U.S., but a larger share of Kentuckians had health insurance in 2012 than in 2011
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News In 2012, as U.S. incomes remained lower and poverty rates higher than in 2007, the year before the recession, Kentucky poverty rates increased and...
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Kentuckians can act to protect against heart disease and stroke; half of preventable deaths occur in adults age 65 or younger
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Nearly one on three deaths in the U.S. each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths are...
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Study says obese children (Kentucky’s a leader in that) may have quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure as adults
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new study shows that being obese in childhood may quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure risk as an adult, highlighting the...
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Increased contact with bats leads to more rabies vaccinations in N. Ky.; health officials say all encounters should be reported
Fruit bat roosting in a home Northern Kentucky health officials are warning residents to be more wary of bats after an unusually high number of residents have made contact with...
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Does gum disease indicate future joint problems? Study links gum-disease bacterium to collagen-caused rheumatoid arthritis
Although researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases – periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis – the microbiological links have been unclear; a...
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Hard-hitting TV ads against smoking do motivate smokers, like one mother from Elizabethtown, to quit
Hancock with CDC Director Tom Frieden A 38-year-old Elizabethtown mother’s response to a federally funded anti-smoking advertising campaign has been featured in national news this week, showing that these graphic ads...
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy changes underway in Ky. to lower its very high childhood obesity rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overweight children in America and Kentucky, where one in...
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Anthem gift will let Kentucky Homeplace expand diabetes self-management and education project to counties in Western Ky.
Kentucky Homeplace has been awarded a second gift of $150,000 from the Anthem Foundation to continue its diabetes self-management education project in Appalachian Kentucky counties that have high rates of...