Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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...
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Kentucky has nation’s first statewide, comprehensive plan for diabetes prevention; 10 percent of us have the disease
Kentucky leads the way in the fight against diabetes and towards improving health for future generations of Kentuckians by becoming the first state to legislatively require a statewide, comprehensive action...
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Statewide forum on community efforts to promote children’s health will be held in Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
“The goal is simple, the challenge difficult – how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier than their parents. A free one-day conference coming...
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As heroin use increases in Kentucky, new report shows its strong connections to abusers of prescription pain medicines
Kentucky’s law-enforcement agences, policymakers and public-health advocates have taken serious measures to curb the state’s rampant prescription drug abuse problem, and recent state and national news stories suggest that the...
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Join high schoolers around the state on Sept. 19 in taking the ‘It Can Wait’ pledge not to text while driving
In preparation for its national day of action, the “It Can Wait” campaign teamed up with state legislators in four schools across Kentucky to increase awareness about the risks of...
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UK’s Gill Heart Institute joins Appalachian Regional Healthcare to advance specialty heart care in Eastern Kentucky
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, the Appalachian Heart Center and UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute announced a new collaboration to deliver cardiovascular care to Eastern Kentuckians, which will extend the UK’s sub-specialty care...
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Judge OKs Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchange
A judge upheld Gov. Steve Beshear’s decisions to expand Medicaid and set up the state’s health-insurance exchange under federal health reform, but his adversaries say they will continue to fight...
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Ensure children’s eye safety during fall sports season
Children are back in school, playing sports, and parents can take precautions to ensure their children’s eye safety as they compete. Although many parents are unaware of the risks posed...