Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Writer weighs in on morning-after pill decision in provocative way, looking at both sides but ultimately saying it protects girls
Freelancer Mariam Williams writes a provocative piece in The Courier-Journal about a federal official’s recent rejection of a proposal to allow girls 16 and under to obtain the morning-after pill...
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Make pseudoephedrine available only by prescription and see what effect it has on methamphetamine making, editorial argues
The 2012 General Assembly should make the cold medicine pseudoephedrine available only by prescription to see if that curbs methamphetamine production, an editorial in the Lexington Herald-Leader argues. The editorial...
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Federal cuts, financial instability and competition leave many rural hospitals fearing the future
Many rural hospitals could be forced to close because of cuts to the Critical Access Program and the fact that, according to the National Rural Health Association, , 41 percent...
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Morning-after pill should not be available to young girls over the counter, HHS secretary says, reversing FDA
Contrary to the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, girls younger than 17 won’t be able to get the “morning-after pill” without a prescription. The FDA was overruled...
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Kentucky is 43rd among the states in health rankings report
Kentucky is near the bottom of the list in a ranking that determines which states are the healthiest. It came in 43rd, up from 44th last year. Kentucky’s low ranking...
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Number of sleep-disorder facilities growing as Kentuckians admit they’re tired
The number of sleep-disorder facilities in Kentucky doubled from 25 to 52 in the past 10 years, part of a nationwide trend to help the 70 million Americans who have...
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Passport to lose exclusive contract for Louisville-area Medicaid at end of 2012; more choice needed, federal agency says
The exclusive contract the state has with Passport Health Plan, which provides Medicaid coverage for 170,000 people in Jefferson and 16 neighboring counties, has been extended until the end of...
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Head of state social services steps down amid controversy
In the wake of controversy about how her state agency handled child-abuse investigations, Kentucky’s commissioner of social services has stepped down. No other details were confirmed about the resignation of...
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Acupuncture is actually a gentle way to treat, despite the needles
Cheryl Truman of the Lexington Herald-Leader takes a look at acupuncture, an alternative form of medicine with practitioners across the state. “It’s a really gentle form of medicine, even though...
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Jobs, economy top priorities for Kentuckians, poll finds; cost of health care, overall health also important
When asked what should be the state’s priorities in the next year, more than nine in 10 Kentuckians responded that job creation should be at the top of the list....