Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Convenience, not expense, is making us avoid eating fruits, vegetables and other non-processed foods
A lack of convenience, not a high price, is the major obstacle to getting people to eat more fruit and vegetables, a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition...
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Judge orders Cabinet for Health and Family Services to speed up its release of child-abuse records
The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services has been given 90 days to release thousands of pages pertaining to about 180 cases of children who died or were badly injured...
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Meds-for-meth bill sent back to committee; compromise in the works, original sponsor says
The bill that would make pseudoephedrine — the key ingredient to make methamphetamine — available only by prescription was taken off the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. The bill’s original sponsor,...
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Kentucky receives $57.9 million to set up insurance exchange
Kentucky received $57.9 million Wednesday to help set up a health insurance exchange or marketplace — though lawmakers have made no move to make that happen. Kentucky is one of...
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Lawmakers hear more complaints about managed care
Patients with mental illness are being denied medication, forced to try cheaper drugs that have already been proven not to work for the patient, or not getting them in time...
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Single best thing we can do for our health is exercise
In an innovative video that draws a complete picture of the answer, Dr. Mike Evans asks the question “What is the single best thing we can do for our health?”...
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Courier-Journal editorialists change position and join the Herald-Leader in supporting meds-for-meth legislation
The state’s two biggest newspapers are in agreement: pseudoephedrine should be available by prescription only in order to curb methamphetamine production. The Courier-Journal offered its opinion in an editorial today:...
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Kentuckians talk about health care on new video channel
Featuring stories of Kentuckians telling their stories about their experiences with the health care system, Kentucky Voices for Health has launched a video advocacy channel. “The mission of Kentucky Voices...
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New federal rules on vending machines in schools are expected in the next few weeks
With new lunch standards set to kick in by next school year, the Obama administration is looking at its next target in the school food landscape: vending machines. New guidelines...
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Columnist likens pain docs to drug pushers and loan sharks
Doctors at some pain management clinics are the equivalent to modern-day drug pushers, writes Richmond business columnist Don McNay in a piece entitled, “Making money in businesses that are supposed...