Tag: Centers for Disease Control
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At least one in eight teens, and perhaps one in five, have a mental-health issue; ADHD tops, substance abuse also high
The most comprehensive report yet on mental disorders in children shows attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed problem in those aged 3-17, and the most common health...
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National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, a Kentucky product, seeks to make the nation face up to its problem
The second annual National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, organized by Eastern Kentucky’s Operation UNITE, called for a national commitment to combating the country’s drug-abuse problem U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-5th...
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Nightmare, drug-resistant superbugs, including one that kills half the people who get it, are a big threat
“Nightmare bacteria” leading to deadly infections that are difficult and sometimes impossible to treat are on the rise in American hospitals, and threaten to spread to otherwise healthy people outside of...
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Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids
Tooth decay is children’s most common chronic health problem, and the 2010 federal health-care law addresses this problem by requiring insurers to cover pediatric dental services. But some advocates are concerned...
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Dollar General to sell tobacco in most of its stores by mid-2013, reflecting ‘customer demand’ and ‘competition pressure’
By the middle of 2013, most of Dollar General‘s 10,000 U.S. stores will carry cigarettes and other tobacco products.. The company has made the decision in response to “competitive pressures”...
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CDC director: Flu season is three weeks early, could be a bad one
Prepare for a bad flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control, this flu season seems to be ahead of schedule if you use the last decade as any...
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UK creates nation’s first cancer-reporting system that uses electronic health records
Kentucky has the highest incidence of cancer in the United States, but it is about to be a national leader in delivering information about cancer cases to researchers. With the...
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Three or four more cases of fungal meningitis found in southern Pennyrile region — two of those in Todd County
Kentucky now has five confirmed reports of fungal meningitis, and the Kentucky New Era reports that three or four have occurred in the southern Pennyrile region. The New Era’s Nick...
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Volunteer State becoming Salad State? CDC report shows Tennessee is getting less obese, leaving U.S.’s top 10
It can be done. A determined state can move the needle on its obesity numbers. Heidi Hall of The Tennessean reports that widespread efforts to change Tennesseans’ diet and exercise...
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West Nile outbreak light in Ky. but ‘one of the largest’ in nation
U.S. health officials reported Wednesday three times the usual number of West Nile cases for this time of year and one expert told the Associated Press it was “one of...