Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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....
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Tips for maintaining your weight this holiday season
The average American gains five to seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, but maintaining healthful eating habits can help them avoid packing on the weight, diabetes nutrition educator...
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Doctors use telemedicine to help patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s
Following a nationwide trend, Kentucky doctors are turning to telemedicine to help patients with memory problems such as those associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, reports Allison Elliott with the...
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Remember? State opened its child-abuse records in 1990s
Though it made big, breaking news last week, releasing state records about severe child abuse isn’t new in Kentucky, writes Joseph Gerth, right, in a column in The Courier-Journal. “During...
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A culture of silence remains about medical errors, but things are slowly improving, physician-activist says
There has been a culture of silence when it comes to talking about medical errors, but things are slowly changing, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, right, in an op-ed piece in...
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Farmers work long past regular retirement age, and many doctors lack the knowledge to help keep them healthy
“Farmers’ stark commitment to work is borderline obsessive, and researchers are beginning to develop new guidelines to better understand farmers, whose strong cultural and emotional ties to the farm drive...
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Kentucky has three accountable care organizations, a health-reform linchpin, but they remain to be identified
The “accountable care organization” is one of the hallmarks of the federal health-care reform law, with doctors and providers encouraged to team up to give coordinated care and be paid...
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18 Kentucky children died from child abuse or neglect last year, down from 33 in 2009, but report is incomplete, critics say
A report by the the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shows 18 Kentucky children died from abuse or neglect in the past fiscal year, down from 33 the year...
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Kentucky ranks 36th for tobacco prevention spending; many states have made cuts
Though it received $389 million in tobacco-settlement funds in fiscal year 2012, and ranks first or second in tobacco use, Kentucky spent just $2.2 million of that on prevention of...