Category: YOUR HEALTH
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FDA changes painkiller labels to warn expectant mothers, after 2,500% growth in number of Ky. babies born addicted to drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday drug-safety labeling changes and new post-market study requirements for all extended-release and long-acting opioids, and Kentucky political leaders applauded these measures to...
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Beshear announces rates in health-insurance exchange, says Kentuckians will like them, especially the federal ‘discounts’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Tossing out the first examples of what Kentuckians will pay for required health coverage through the state health insurance exchange that opens Oct. 1,...
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Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients suffer, sometimes to death
It’s common to hear about diseases like Alzheimer’s drastically affecting the lives of those who have it, often causing severe struggles and hardships. What you may not hear much about...
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UK researcher calls for change in state law to allow syringe exchange program to curb hepatitis C epidemic in Eastern Ky.
Despite the benefits associated with syringe- or needle-exchange programs in preventing the spread of hepatitis C, Kentucky law still prohibits them, and a researcher from the University of Kentucky is...
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Courier-Journal runs comprehensive list of questions and answers about health insurance exchange set to open Oct. 1
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013309070050
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Webinar Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time will look at rates and plan offerings in state health-insurance exchanges
The second in a series of webinars for journalists covering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be held Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET. This one will...
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State health-insurance exchange plans to make smokers pay 40 percent more for coverage; varied interests, observers object
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have touted its goal to provide health insurance to all Americans without discrimination, such as...
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Teen use of e-cigarettes doubles in past year but may equal nicotine patches in helping smokers to quit or cut back
E-cigarettes use battery-operated products that turn nicotine and other chemicals into vapor to be inhaled by the user. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, may actually benefit smokers who want to quit...
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Webinars to be held Thursday, Sept. 12, for small businesses to help them plan for implementation of the Affordable Care Act
What will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mean for Kentucky’s small businesses? A webinar Thursday, Sept. 12 is designed to address such questions about the federal health-care reform...
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Are health insurers trying to trick individual policyholders into renewing before they can shop on new insurance exchange?
UPDATE, Sept. 25: The state has fined Humana $10 per letter, or $65,430, for sending the letters, Chris Kenning of The Courier-Journal reports. State officials say Humana Inc. is misleading...