Tag: environmental health
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UK study links ‘forever chemical’ called PFOS with colorectal cancer
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A recent study sheds light on how an environmental pollutant may affect our intestines and possibly increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. “This...
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Federal study in Central Appalachia will try to see if living near a surface coal mine is bad for your health
Scientists from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will study Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and the coal regions of Virginia and Tennessee to determine if living near a...
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As coal declines in Central Appalachia, what is its legacy in health, including mental health?
As the coal industry declines, rapidly in Central Appalachia, there are “clues suggesting that health and mental-health issues will pose enormous challenges to the affected coal communities, and will linger...
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CDC doesn’t deliver on reported promise to probe health effects of surface coal mining, but two other federal agencies are tackling it
When Shaping Our Appalachian Region was formed to help improve and diversify the economy of Appalachian Kentucky, one of the 10 working groups on issues was about health, which is...
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Public health researchers and geologists combine research to create radon risk potential maps for state and 15 Ky. counties
University of Kentucky health researchers and geologists combined their research on radon and created a map that shows which parts of Kentucky have the highest risk of radon exposure, and...
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Appalachian Health and Well-Being Forum to be held at extension office in Whitesburg Monday evening, July 25
A July 25 forum in Whitesburg will give residents of southeastern Kentucky a chance to tell four health experts their concerns about health issues and possible solutions, and share success...
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Health cabinet says it will seek heavy penalties for dumping in Estill and Greenup of radioactive brine from oil and gas drilling
State health officials say they will “seek significant civil penalties” against companies “responsible for the illicit dumping” of radioactive waste in Estill and Greenup counties. The Cabinet for Health and...
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Study indicates fast food contains industrial chemicals linked to health problems such as infertility, diabetes and allergies
People who eat a lot of fast food have higher levels of chemicals that “have been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes, including higher rates of infertility,” especially...
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American Academy of Pediatrics calls for systemic changes to decrease climate change because children’s health is at stake
The American Academy of Pediatrics has called on pediatricians, the health sector and politicians to solve what it calls “the crisis of climate change” to protect children from its immediate...
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New health chair of Appalachian Ky. economic group says he’s a conductor, not a director; deflects query on mining’s health effects
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Dr. William Hacker, a former state health commissioner, is the new chair of the Community Health Advisory Council for Shaping Our Appalachian Region, a...