Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Stranger donates kidney after knowing recipient 5 minutes; could boost living kidney donations, which have better odds
Two strangers were randomly asked to take part in a five-minute demonstration of living art. It led to one of them donating a kidney to the other, Bailey Loosemore reports for The...
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Burgin, in heart of Kentucky, is state’s 40th school district to go tobacco-free; ban, won by students, applies to vapor products
Burgin Independent Schools, in the heart of Kentucky, will be the latest 100 percent tobacco-free schools in the state, and the first in Mercer County, which has a strong tobacco...
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School nutritionists’ lobbying group, freshly funded by grocery makers, wants more funding and flexibility with school-lunch rules
School nutrition officials want more flexibility with new school lunch rules to cut down on the waste of unwanted food, Spencer Chase reports for Agri-Pulse, a Washington newsletter. Julia Bauscher, president of...
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Fate of rural hospitals rests in the hands of community members, writes publisher of weekly Crittenden Press in Marion
Just like country grocery stores in rural areas often have to close because community members drive past them to chain stores to save a few cents, rural hospitals will also...
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Chiropractors cite research recommending ‘conservative treatments’ for low-back pain before prescribing painkillers
Recent research has questioned the effectiveness of acetaminophen for the treatment of spinal pain. In response, the American Chiropractic Association recommends that patients and health-care providers take a conservative approach...
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Pain and fever reducer acetaminophen, most-used drug in U.S., is found to reduce positive emotions and reduce psychological pain
Ohio State University researchers discovered a new side effect of acetaminophen, a leading over-the-counter pain reliever: it also blunts positive emotions. Other research revealed that it helps reduce psychological pain....
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As income taxes are filed, half who got Obamacare subsidy will have to pay part of it back; almost as many will get a refund
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This week will go down in history as the first time the Internal Revenue Service enforced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s tax...
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Electronic cigarettes are ‘high on every school system’s radar right now,’ Western Ky. school official tells Henderson newspaper
This story has been updated to reflect recent data about teens and e-cigarette use. School officials in northwestern Kentucky are trying deal with an increase in the use of electronic...
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Crittenden County Elementary School is latest school in area to restrict nuts to protect the health of those with nut allergies
This story has been updated to include information about other Western Kentucky schools with nut restrictions. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a lunchbox staple for many American children, but...
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Heart attacks are leading cause of death while on the job in Kentucky; being struck by objects is No. 2, and falling is No. 3
Heart attacks are the number one killer of Kentuckians who die on the job, according to a study conducted by the state Labor Cabinet. The study found that in the...