Category: YOUR HEALTH
-
Most women with heart disease don’t get enough exercise; heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in U.S., and 5% in Ky. have it
WebMD photo —– More than half of women in the United states with heart disease aren’t getting enough physical activity, and that number has increased over the past decade, a...
-
Health cabinet says it will revise proposed rule that would have banned tattooing over scars, due to ‘unintended consequences’
WFPL photo —– After almost two weeks of mystery, speculation and complaints, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services has explained in a news release why it wants to ban tattoos...
-
Kentucky dropped one spot in latest America’s Health Rankings Report for seniors, to 49th; ranked last in health outcomes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report shows that Kentucky continues to be one of the worst states in which to grow old, which isn’t great news for...
-
Chronic disease can lead to mental-health issues, especially among seniors in isolated rural areas like Casey County
Dennis and Gay Pond (WFPL photo) —– “Rural America has some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the nation – the more remote a community, the more heart disease, cancer and...
-
Study suggests kids with hypertension more likely to have heart disease as adults; Ky. teens 3rd in U.S. in top risk factor, obesity
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just like adults, children can have high blood pressure. The only way to know is to check for it, and it’s important because children...
-
Infection-control activist calls for timely outbreak notifications, comprehensive tracking, aggressive containment and vaccines
OPINION By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh I live in Kentucky, a state with the nation’s largest hepatitis A outbreak, an emerging measles outbreak and a governor who said he exposed his...
-
Hepatitis outbreak is declining in Ky., but we are still finding more in a week than we once got in a year; 57 have died from it in state
The good news about hepatitis in Kentucky is that the number of hepatitis A cases is dropping. The bad news is that there are still as many cases each week...
-
UK College of Public Health researchers start the Journal of Appalachian Health, free to all, free to share
Researchers in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentuckyhave started the Journal of Appalachian Health, an online, peer-reviewed journal, saying their overall objective “is to improve the health status of the...
-
Addict who writes a column says addicts are best helped by recovering addicts, with help of families, communities, politicians
By Phillip Lee As a recovering addict, I know first-hand the devastation and agony families face all across the United States. I know many think it is of our own...
-
Ky., 43 other states sue generic drug makers, alleging price fixing; Beshear sues 3 top insulin manufacturers, making similar claim
Kentucky is among 44 states that filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court in Connecticut, accusing 20 manufacturers of generic drugs of fixing prices and suppressing competition. Meanwhile, Attorney General...