Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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...
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National School Breakfast Week to be observed March 5-9
National School Breakfast Week, an observance meant to increase awareness of the availability of the federal School Breakfast Program, will be held from March 5 to 9 this year. Research has shown...
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King-size Snickers and Twix will be things of the past by 2014
King-size versions of Snickers and Twix bars will no longer be on store shelves in 2014, as their maker tries to improve the nutritional value of its products. (Photo by...
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Group fighting meds-for-meth bill says it spent nearly $200,000 in January on lobbying, and that apparently omits radio buys
The group fighting a bill that would make the key ingredient for making methamphetamine available only by prescription spent more than $194,000 last month alone to lobby lawmakers, far more...
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Dean of U of L medical school resigns to take New York job
The dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Edward C. Halperin, is stepping down from his post to become chief executive officer and chancellor for health affairs of...
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Replacing cigarettes with smokeless tobacco reduces disease risk, says U of L prof who’s received tobacco-industry funding
Smokers can greatly reduce their risk of disease if they replace their cigarettes with spit-free smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarettes, University of Louisville professor Brad Rodu, right, said in a...
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Michelle Obama announces nationwide contest to fight childhood obesity; $500,000 in prizes
As part of her Let’s Move initiative to fight childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a contest today that will give away $500,000 in prizes. The Active Schools Acceleration...
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Growing up on farm helps immune system, study of pigs shows
For the first time, there is conclusive evidence that growing up on a farm is good for the immune system. Researchers from the University of Bristol’s veterinary sciences school have...
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Sen. Rand Paul puts holds on federal synthetic drug bans
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, left, has put a hold on several Senate bills aimed at banning chemicals used in synthetic drugs because he feels “enforcement of most drug laws can...
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Jury tells nursing home: Pay $8 million to estate of man whose legs employees broke; homes seek legislative insulation from suits
A Louisville nursing home was ordered to pay $8 million in damages last week to the estate of a retired surgeon whose legs were broken while he was being transferred...