Tag: heart health
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Be careful in cold weather, which makes heart attacks, strokes and blood clots more likely; also, watch out for holiday stress
Heart attacks are 30 percent more likely during winter because of the weather, but there are precautions you can take to reduce your risk. “The winter months can put even...
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Noted heart surgeon found guilty of health care fraud; exaggerated patient conditions to get Medicare payments
Dr. Richard Paulus (Ashland Independent photo) In the latest judgment of health-care fraud in Kentucky, a well-respected cardiologist in Ashland was found guilty last week of performing unnecessary heart procedures...
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Jury awards Corbin man $21.2 million for unnecessary heart surgeries at London hospital
Lexington Herald-Leader photo A jury said Wednesday that St. Joseph Health System and its parent firm should pay a Corbin milk-truck driver $21.2 million in damages for unnecessary surgeries on...
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Painkillers appear to increase risk of deaths other than overdoses, according to new study of Medicaid patients in Tennessee
“Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers,” The Associated Press reports. “The drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests.”...
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‘Go Red for Women’ events advise them to know heart-disease symptoms, their numbers, family history; and adjust lifestyle
Dozens of supporters showed up at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital Feb. 5 to celebrate the American Heart Association‘s “Go Red for Women” day and learned how heart disease affects women differently than...
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KentuckyOne Health promoting whole-food, plant-based diet, named No. 1 for heart health by U.S. news panel of experts
One in every eight Kentuckians suffers from diabetes, and the state ranks 12th in adult obesity, with 31.6 percent of its adults obese and 39 percent suffering high blood pressure,...
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Cooking classes in E. Ky. help residents, researchers find ways to overcome barriers that hinder healthy eating in rural areas
Almost 180 cooks in six Eastern Kentucky counties are learning about heart-healthy cooking at their local Cooperative Extension office, while also helping with dietary research, according to a University of Kentucky news...
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Political documentary about Ky. legislative effort to recognize the health benefits of plant-based diet debuts in Louisville Sept. 17
A political documentary, PlantPure Nation, that tells the story of Kentucky efforts to recognize the benefits of eating a plant-based diet, premieres in Kentucky Sept. 17 at the Baxter Avenue...
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Know the signs of a heart attack and don’t ignore or dismiss them; quick action can be the difference between life and death
Many people who have a heart attack initially ignore the symptoms or dismiss them. For the best chance of survival and preserving heart function, you should not ignore these symptoms,...
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Researchers discover why common blood-pressure medicine doesn’t work for some people: your kidneys don’t want to lose salt
Each year, more than 120 million prescriptions are written around the world for thiazide drugs, which lower salt to treat high blood pressure. High blood pressure affects 28 percent of...