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Substance abuse conference will be held at Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; attendance will be limited to the first 250 registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called “The Different Faces of Substance Abuse” will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott...
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Health insurance exchange benefits will be decided at the state level; Kentucky can now proceed to set up its exchange
For months, Kentucky officials have said the state cannot move forward with setting up a health-insurance exchange under the new federal health law because there weren’t enough details about which...
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Nearly 1 in 3 Kentuckians say they know a friend or relative who has struggled with prescription-pill abuse, poll finds
Almost one in three Kentuckians say they have a friend or relative that has had problems stemming from prescription drug abuse, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. In Eastern...
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Lawmakers grill state officials at hearing on child abuse and records of it; one says health secretary should resign
Janie Miller, secretary for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, should resign, said one key legislator at a committee hearing yesterday. The frustration of Sen. Julie Denton (Lexington Herald-Leader...
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Beshear must reject hospital merger, C-J argues in huge editorial
Gov. Steve Beshear must say no when it comes to the merger of University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and St. Joseph Health System because it jeopardizes the...
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Legislators to discuss child abuse report Monday; chilling stories emerging about abuse trends
After a wave of stories pertaining to child abuse records made front-page news this week, the Interim Joint Health and Welfare Committee will meet Monday to discuss the Cabinet for Health...
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Discussion on statewide smoking ban to air on KET Monday at 8
The possibility of a statewide smoking ban will be discussed on Kentucky Educational Television‘s “Kentucky Tonight” Monday. The guests will be state Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington; Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Junction...
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13 Kentucky schools, 11 in Perry County, receive funds and other help to get more kids eating breakfast
Thirteen Kentucky schools will receive money and other help to get more children eating breakfast at school, an undertaking funded by Kellogg’s cereal company and Action for Healthy Kids. The...
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Most women over 65 don’t need annual Pap smears anymore
Many women over the age of 65 no longer need to get an annual Pap smear in order to detect cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society, the American College of...
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New technology at UK allows for more comprehensive breast imagery, especially for women with much dense or fatty tissue
Technology that will enable radiologists to see individual breast structures without overlapping tissues obstructing their view will begin being used at the breast care center at the University of Kentucky...