Tag: heart disease
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Common heartburn medications are linked to heart attacks
Research made possible by data mining reveals evidence that a common group of heartburn medications is associated with a greater risk of heart attack, according to Stanford University researchers, Lenny...
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A looming danger: About 1 in 3 U.S. adults are pre-diabetic, but only about 11% say they have received such a diagnosis
Before Type 2 diabetes develops, most people experience what is called prediabetes, where the blood sugar levels are above normal, but below diabetic, Dr. Philip A. Kern, University of Kentucky...
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Even nicotine-free electronic cigarettes can damage lungs; parents urged to warn teens about dangers of e-cig smoking
Kentucky has one of the nation’s highest smoking rates, but electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, are becoming more popular. These battery-powered vaporizers produce a vapor that usually does not contain nicotine....
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One of every three U.S. adults have a combination of risk factors that increase their risk for heart disease and diabetes
More than one-third of adults in the U.S. have a combination of health conditions that put them at higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, and this condition affects nearly...
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Senate Republican leaders killed the smoking-ban bill passed by the Democratic House but some of them say its time may come
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On Feb. 13, for the first time, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a statewide smoking ban to prohibit smoking in workplaces and indoor...
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Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues
If you are looking for a reason to commit to daily exercise in 2015, here are two: The U.S. surgeon general says most of us only exercise about half the recommended...
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Americans’ sweet tooth blamed for increases in obesity and diabetes; new website explains the dangers of too much sugar
A new website called SugarScience is now available to help consumers understand the health dangers of sugar in our lives, Lisa Aliferis reports for NPR. This University of California, San...
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A close call with his heart helped a 36-year-old man change his life; UK opening cardiovascular unit to help those like him
A lifetime of eating poorly and smoking a pack of cigarettes a day landed one man in the hospital with a heart condition that usually kills half of its victims;...
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Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its dismal health status, two high-ranking federal officials said after looking...
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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...