Tag: cancer
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Kentucky ranks fifth in obesity and its high-schoolers rank first
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity and health problems go hand in hand, and Kentuckians are known for both. Kentucky now has the fifth highest adult obesity rate in...
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UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths
The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky supports a statewide smoking ban and an increase in the state cigarette tax to significantly reduce cancer deaths in the state, the...
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KET will look Monday night at why lack of sleep is bad for your health, and offer advice on improving sleep quality
We live in a country where a third of adults report that they get less than six hours of sleep a night, which doesn’t seem like a big deal until...
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Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees ‘stars aligned’ for Kentucky to finally get healthier
Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection...
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Health issues facing Appalachia, focus of CDC director’s tour, could be a forewarning of where the country is heading
The chronic health issues of Appalachia, the focus of a recent tour by the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are really no different than the...
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CDC director to attend a series of events Aug. 4-6 to talk about health issues in Appalachian Ky.; public is invited to attend
The director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will participate in four events in Eastern Kentucky next week to discuss and look for solutions to the many...
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Study indicates that vitamin D can help prevent early death from cardiovascular disease and cancer
Elderly people with a vitamin D deficiency are more at risk for death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a large-scale study by the Mount Sinai health system of New York...
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WKYT anchor Sam Dick finishes radiation treatment for recurring prostate cancer; encourages others to monitor their health
Photo from www.mediabistro.com Longtime WKYT-TV anchor Sam Dick believed that his battle with prostate cancer was over, but found out six months ago that some of the cancer remained. He...
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Teens continue to use indoor tanning, in spite of risks; Ky. law lax
Kentucky teenagers are continuing to use indoor tanning in spite of the risks. Though tanning-bed use by children is illegal in 17 states and Washington, D.C., it is allowed in...
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To lose weight, burn more calories than you consume; you need to exercise more and eat less
As many can attest, just dieting or just exercising does not always lead to weight loss, and this often leads to frustration, especially in a society where more than one-third...