Category: YOUR HEALTH
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UK scientists discover a clue to treating diseases like ‘mad cow’
University of Kentucky scientists may be a step closer to finding a way to treat diseases related to prion proteins, including bovine spongiform encephalitis, or mad-cow disease. They’ve learned that...
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Kentucky gets ‘F’ for tobacco control, but expansion of cessation programs in Medicaid should raise grade
As a proposed statewide smoking ban continues to be debated, Kentucky and Indiana have received dismal grades from the American Lung Association‘s recently released State of Tobacco Control 2009 report. But...
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General revenues up, cigarette tax revenues down as tax is up
New numbers show revenues to Kentucky’s General Fund, which pays for most state services besides roads, increased 5.4 percent since July 1, but money from the state’s cigarette tax declined...
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Number of U.S. adults treated for diabetes more than doubled in a decade; it’s a big problem in Kentucky
Diabetes, a bigger problem in Kentucky than in most states, is exploding nationally. The number of U.S. adults treated for the disease more than doubled between 1996 and 2007, the...
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Adair County Community Voice newspaper, local health department sponsor Community Health Challenge
Residents of Adair County should be getting more fit in the new year, thanks to community-wide competition sponsored by the local health department and one of the Columbia newspapers. The...
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Rural teens more likely to abuse prescription meds; Operation UNITE launches ‘Accidental Dealer’ to guard medicine cabinets
A University of Kentucky study has shown rural teenagers in Kentucky are 26 percent more likely to abuse prescription drugs than those living in urban areas, the Lexington Herald-Leader‘s Mary...
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Dental tech firm wins $10,000 and free office in Kentucky Highlands’ statewide business competition
A Louisville-based company, Inven, will receive $10,000 and free office space for a year to develop dental health technology. Inven won first place in a statewide business competition hosted by...
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FactCheck.org: Health reform does not ‘kill jobs’; GOP disagrees
In their report released last week, Republicans in the U.S. House said the new health reform law will be “job-killing,” but FactCheck.org has concluded that is not necessarily the case....
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Flu is now widespread in Kentucky
Flu activity is now widespread in Kentucky, WKYT-TV reports. “It has just reached the category of widespread,” Kentucky Health Commissioner Dr. William Hacker told the Lexington station. “It can be...
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Local ordinances have set the stage for statewide smoking-ban legislation, advocates say; poll shows a clear majority support it
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Though advocates of anti-smoking laws don’t believe a statewide smoking ban will pass in the General Assembly this year, they see public support for...