Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Agriculture commissioner visits six counties to promote local food, better nutrition in school lunches
State Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, watches as Commissioner James Comer speaks at Green County High School.(Greensburg Record-Herald) To encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches, state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer...
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Obama administration spent $25 million on health-care law publicity campaign, part of it exaggerating, McConnell complains
The Obama administration spent nearly $20 million on mailings to seniors touting the federal health-care reform law and another $5 million on postcards to small business owners informing them of...
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Injury prevention policies in Kentucky lacking, study finds
Kentucky scored a dismal 3 on a scale of 10 in a safety study that assessed states against the the top 10 injury indicators in the country. The state had...
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Revealing patient safety issues and medical errors are goals of Facebook page set up by ProPublica
Photo by iStockphoto.com/selimaksan Interested in creating a venue for those who have been harmed while undergoing medical treatments, ProPublica, the nonprofit, investigative news organization, has set up a Facebook page...
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School nurses in Fayette cut as public-health dollars shrink
Takirah Sleet, 7, and school nurse Michelle Marra assess her lunch to manage Takirah’s diabetes. (H-L photo by Pablo Alcala) As public health and education dollars shrink, school nurses are caught in the...
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HPV-linked cancers on rise, more prevalent in Kentucky
The human papillomavirus, which is generally blamed for causing cervical cancer, is being linked to the formation of several other kinds of cancer, and Kentuckians are getting these diseases in...
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Health-care costs are a serious problem, nine of 10 adults say
Nearly nine of 10 American adults say the cost of health care is a serious problem (chart) and about two-thirds of the general public believe that cost has gone up...
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HBO’s ‘Weight of the Nation’ examines the obesity epidemic
A compelling four-part documentary delving into the obesity epidemic sweeping the country is being aired on HBO and can be watched free by clicking here. A reporter wanting to write...
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Healthy food is less expensive than junk food, study finds
Though it’s widely believed that healthy food is more expensive than junk food, a new government analysis shows that does not have to be the case. “In fact, carrots, onions,...
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For first time, annual health costs for families exceed $20,000
For the first time, the average annual costs of workplace-provided health insurance and other costs for a family of four has exceeded $20,000, a new study has found. Costs are $20,728...