Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Op-ed aims to inform adults about dangerous new e-cigarettes that writers say are aimed to hook a new generation on nicotine
Photo by The Sentinel-Echo, London, Ky. — In an effort to inform Kentucky adults about the dangers of the latest electronic cigarette devices, called mod-pods, Ben Chandler and Dr. Pat...
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Another reason to not ignore hearing loss: Study shows it will likely cost you more in health-care expenses
Medical News Today photo — Untreated hearing loss in older adults affects more than just their ability to communicate. It can also increase their health-care expenses. A Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School...
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Study finds genes linked to body’s use of cholesterol and fat, and risk for heart disease, also increase the risk for Alzheimer’s
A study of more than 1.5 million people found that some of the genes that increase the risk for heart disease also increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. It might...
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Kentucky has a high premature birth rate, but two programs are reducing it; one stresses home visitations; the other uses data analysis
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in nine Kentucky babies are born prematurely, one of the nation’s highest rates – so high that the March of Dimes gave the state a...
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Federal officials re-approve state’s plan for changes in Medicaid; gradual rollout could start April 1, but more litigation looks likely
Gov. Matt Bevin welcomed President Trump to Lexington on Oct. 13. (Photo by James Crisp for the Courier Journal) — By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Federal health officials have again...
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Ky. has 78 confirmed flu cases and 2 deaths from it this season; there’s no cure, so officials advise shots for all over 6 months old
Kentucky is one of three states under an influenza threat defined as “regional,” with confirmed cases in 11 of the state’s 17 regions. During the 2018-19 flu season, Kentucky has...
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Weather preparedness tips for hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning and food safety
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the full brunt of winter approaches, the state Department for Public Healthoffers tips on cold-weather preparedness to prevent hypothermia, carbon-monoxide poisoning and unsafe food...
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FDA cracks down on e-cigs, noting use by youth more than doubled in a year, and proposes to ban menthol in cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed Thursday to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars, and restrict the sales of some flavored electronic-cigarette liquids, some flavored cigars...
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Study of Ky. kids’ well-being finds less smoking in pregnancy, fewer low-birthweight babies and pregnant teens; has local data
Kids Count Data Center map of births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, 2014-16. — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky continues to make progress in expanding the number...
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Cigarette smoking rates among U.S. adults are at a historic low, 14%, but one in five still use some type of tobacco-based product
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cigarette smoking rates have hit their lowest level ever, but 47 million Americans still use some type of tobacco-based product, prompting government officials to...