Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Kentucky and Ohio researchers get $5.7 million grant to improve Appalachian colorectal cancer screening and follow-up care rates
Researchers in Kentucky and Ohio have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to increase colororectal cancer screenings and follow-up care among under-served people in Appalachia. The research will...
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Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance (Obamacare) begins Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15
Insurance Department maps, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on either for a larger version. Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance in Kentucky next year will begin Friday, Nov....
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As ‘vaping’ devices evolve, new potential hazards emerge
Electronic cigarettes (Photo by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) —– By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage...
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Albany weight loss clinic sees big results with old-fashioned methods: eat better food, less of it, and exercise
Dr. Carol Peddicord holds a model representing 5 lbs. of body fat. (Clinton County News photo) —– A doctor and pharmacist in rural Albany, Kentucky are seeing big results in the...
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Three cases of whooping cough have been reported in Lexington high schools this year; the best defense is vaccinations
Two cases of whooping cough have occurred in less than a month at a Lexington high school, and another Lexington high school reported a case earlier this month. Two cases...
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Nursing home’s volunteer program disbands due to dwindling numbers; only 19% of Kentucky seniors volunteer, worst in U.S.
Sunrise Manor volunteers used money from fees to buy items that residents could use. Here, Tickle Ragland, second row at left, and Rebekah Okeson, second row at right, are pictured...
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Over 1/3 of Ky. students in violation of rule requiring hepatitis A shots; other immunizations fall short; report has county figures
Photo illustration from NaturalHealthNews.com —– More than a third of Kentucky school students are in violation of the year-old state law requiring them to be vaccinated for the liver disease...
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Kentucky ranks 3rd in child obesity, a disease tied to a long list of other health issues; treatment requires changes in family lifestyle
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation graphic; click it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than one out of five Kentucky children between 10 and 17 are obese,...
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West Nile virus blamed for a death in Louisville
Health officials have confirmed that one person in Louisville has died from West Nile virus and one other has been infected with it, Billy Kobin reports for the Louisville Courier Journal. No details...
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Medicare open enrollment begins Tuesday, Oct. 15
The open enrollment period for Medicare begins Tuesday, Oct. 15. This is the period in which Medicare beneficiaries can select new health-insurance plans and adapt to changes in costs and...