Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Health and family cabinet continues to withhold more information in copies of child abuse records than judge allowed
The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services released three more death and near-death cases involving child abuse or neglect Friday under court order, but continued to withhold critical information. It has...
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Certified personal trainers give tips on how to revive New Year’s health resolutions or keep them going
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News As the resolve of New Year’s resolutions fades with January passing into February, fitness experts Sheila Kalas and Laura Coombs, right, offered some useful...
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Facebook app personalizes message to women about getting cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccine
To raise awareness about cervical cancer and ways to avoid getting it, the Cervical Cancer-Free Kentucky Initiative has created a Facebook application that “incorporates pictures of users’ Facebook pals into an...
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Kids eat more veggies when school lunch trays make suggestions
Kids are more likely to choose vegetables from the school cafeteria line — and eat them — if their tray contains pictures that subtly suggest the dining option. That was...
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Stumbo bill aims to attack prescription abuse on all fronts
House Speaker Greg Stumbo filed a comprehensive bill Thursday aimed at attacking the state’s prescription drug problem on all sides, namely taking the data already collected from the 11 million...
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Families with high-deductible health insurance plans are more likely to put off care, study finds
Families who have health plans with high deductibles and who have members with chronic health conditions are far more likely to put off or forgo care entirely due to cost,...
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Judge continues to block graphic images on cigarette packs
Getting graphic labels on cigarette packages continues to be an uphill battle for the Obama administration, as a skeptical judge sided with cigarette makers who say “they can’t be forced...
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More complaints lodged about Medicaid managed care; lawmakers demand answers
Complaints continue to pile up about the state’s new Medicaid managed care plans, which cover about 560,000 Kentuckians. Lawmakers are hearing gripes from providers who say they are not getting...
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Journalists invited to apply for free, four-day obesity fellowship
Kentucky journalists wanting to expand their knowledge on obesity, one of the most critical and widespread health issues in the state and nation, should apply for the fellowship “Obesity Issues:...
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Smile Kentucky! celebrates 10 years and more than 100,000 children helped
Smile Kentucky! celebrates its 10-year anniversary tomorrow, representing $1 million in free dentistry and benefiting more than 100,000 students. “It’s a wonderful program,” said Arleta Watkins of Bullitt County Schools. “I’ve...