Tag: diabetes
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Study concludes that fasting can reduce cholesterol levels for people in danger of developing diabetes
New research suggests that occasional fasting can help pre-diabetics from developing diabetes, which is more common in Kentucky than most states. After 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body...
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Study: Banning sugary drinks from SNAP would reduce obesity and Type 2 diabetes; subsidy would boost fruit consumption
A measure preventing people from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, would significantly reduce obesity and Type 2 diabetes in adults under 65, and...
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Group overseeing effort to make state healthier hears of ‘dire need,’ tools for improvement
Kentucky’s health is “in dire need of improvement,” but the state has some tools to do that, including health-care reform and the insurance program for its own employees, the group...
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Study shows a decline in obesity rates in preschool children; Kentucky ranks 6th in obesity among pre-kindergartners
The rate of obesity in preschool-age children dropped about two-fifths over the past decade, according to a federal health survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Betsy...
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Beshear lays out plan for improving Kentucky’s health, with specific goals and largely administrative strategies
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Steve Beshear set seven specific, numerical goals Thursday for improving Kentucky’s “dismal” health status, which he said is hurting the state’s education, productivity,...
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Legislature passes bill requiring schools to have trained employees to give insulin and epilepsy medication to students
A bill to require schools to have an employee on duty to administer insulin and epilepsy medication to students is on its way to Gov. Steve Beshear for final action....
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House gets bill for school diabetes-management training
A bill to allow school personnel to administer insulin and otherwise treat diabetes symptoms if they undergo specified training is headed to the House floor. House Bill 98 reflects a shortage of school...
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Bills to allow school personnel to administer insulin are result of lack of funding to pay for nurses in schools
Reflecting a shortage of school nurses and Kentucky’s higher-than-average prevalence of diabetes, a bill in the new legislative session would allow school personnel to administer insulin and otherwise treat diabetes symptoms...
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Kentucky gets $1.7 million federal grant to reduce risk factors that lead to obesity, chronic disease; focus will be on schools
Kentucky has received a five-year $1.7 million grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help Kentuckians reduce risk factors that lead to obesity and chronic disease....
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Health reform should make Medicaid and Medicare more interested in preventing chronic diseases in young, expert says
Dr. Wayne Myers While some rural areas may not have enough doctors (or those who accept Medicaid patients) to treat new patients generated by federal health reform, the key to...