Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Kicking smoking habit not that hard, Philip Morris CEO says
The CEO of cigarette giant Philip Morris International said kicking the smoking habit isn’t that tough, though he acknowledged that cigarettes are bad for one’s health and are addictive. Louis...
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Prescription pill problem in Kentucky, elsewhere under microscope on NPR program
The growing prescription-drug abuse problem in Kentucky and other states was under the microscope Thursday during National Public Radio‘s “On Point,” hosted by Tom Ashbrook. The Courier-Journal‘s Laura Ungar, who...
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Construction, expansion at UK HealthCare boosting Lexington’s economy; total payroll now exceeds 8,700
The construction and expansion at UK HealthCare, which comprises the University of Kentucky‘s College of Medicine and Albert B. Chandler Hospital, is giving Lexington a fiscal boost in an otherwise...
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State health commissioner encourages smoke-free ordinances
Kentucky’s public health commissioner said communities are moving in the right direction by enacting smoke-free ordinances and hopes Kentucky can become a smoke-free state. “We have communities in Letcher County,...
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Fort Campbell using simulated battlefields to assess brain injuries
Doctors at Fort Campbell are using a mock battlefield to assess whether or not soldiers who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are ready to return to combat. The clinic...
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Eating local: Farm-to-school gaining ground as way to fight childhood obesity and otherwise improve students’ nutrition
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News With the faint hue of green appearing in thousands of gardens and farms, the growing season has officially begun in Kentucky. While most of...
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Parents should talk to children about drugs and alcohol often, and firmly, but spend more time listening
Talking about drugs and alcohol often, and when children are at a young age, are two of the best things parents can do to prevent substance abuse by teenagers. “As...
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E-cigarettes are untested and promote nicotine addiction, UK professors say
In the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s move to classify the electronic cigarette as tobacco rather than a more strictly regulated drug-delivery device, two University of Kentucky...
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National Women’s Health Week kicked off yesterday; today is National Checkup Day
National Women’s Health Week kicked off fittingly on Mother’s Day, with communities, hospitals, health centers, churches and schools participating. The observance, which runs through May 14, is coordinated by the...
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Veteran journalist sees hope in residential drug recovery program
“Kentucky’s struggle to help its citizens who suffer from dependency on drugs and alcohol recently reached an impressive goal when leaders of that struggle who are prominent in different political...