Category: YOUR HEALTH
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U of L doctor tells American Heart Association that cardiac stem-cell research shows a lot of promise
Dr. Roberto Bolli Promising results are coming from research that uses patients’ own cardiac stem cells to heal their hearts, a Louisville doctor told colleagues this week at an American...
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New, 4-volume veterans’ health handbook reflects UK expertise
It is not just about post-traumatic stress and re-entry into the job market anymore, as if it ever was. In topics as diverse as how to best get electronic medical...
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Poll: A quarter of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky residents skip doctor visits and are behind on their medical bills
Nearly one-quarter of adults throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky did not always go to the doctor when they needed to during the past year, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer...
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Study: Grandparent caregivers aren’t up on latest safety standards for babies and children
Grandparents might be more quick to say yes to grandkids but they might also be a little behind the times on the the new safety guidelines that could better protect...
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National Rural Health Day to be celebrated Nov. 15 with free week-long issue-based webinar series
Those almost 60 million Americans who live in rural America do not have as much ready access to health care or to the vast number of health care providers than...
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Study finds kids get more fat and calories when they eat out
Nobody’s surprised to hear what researchers have now quantified: When children eat out, they take in more calories and fat than they would have at home. It doesn’t matter if...
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Use of pacifiers could lead to very sick babies, study finds
Oklahoma State University researchers report that they have found a wide range of disease-causing bacteria, fungus and mold on pacifiers that young children had been using. In research presented at...
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Norton Healthcare implements a mobile application that allows doctors to monitor patients, especially expectant mothers
Norton Healthcare is the first health-care provider in Kentucky to implement a patient monitoring system that allows obstetricians to monitor expectant mothers while they’re in labor via the physician’s...
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Horses and Hope Race Day set for Nov. 18 at Churchill Downs
The Fifth Annual Horses and Hope Race Day honoring breast cancer survivors will be Sunday, Nov. 18, at Churchill Downs. Hosted by First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer...
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Kentucky teens attempt suicide more often than those in all U.S.
In a 2011 update of a study done four years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) surveyed America’s teenagers about their physical...