Tag: HIV
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General Assembly’s failure to pass heroin bill incites wrath, calls for local action and a special session
In the final hours of the 2014 legislative session, the House failed to pass Senate Bill 5, which would have helped combat heroin abuse. Some heroin-recovery advocates and community leaders are...
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HIV and AIDS cases are on the rise in Kentucky; officials blame lack of education and increase of heroin use
Despite readily available information and awareness about practicing safe sex, and avoiding sharing needles, HIV and AIDS cases are on the rise in Kentucky. And the reason, say officials, is...
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Free HIV testing available from health departments and community-based health groups in June; key to AIDS prevention
In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, community-based organizations and local health departments are hosting free HIV testing throughout the month of June. HIV is an infection...
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Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients
A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for discussing HIV screening with their patients, despite the the importance of early treatment to prevent its progression to...
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Kentucky Parent Survey: We could do a lot better on school meals, we’re very much in favor of more health education
Fewer than 10 percent of Kentucky parents report that their child has everwalked or biked to school. When asked, only about one in four Kentucky parents describe the meals served...
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More breakthroughs lately in fight against HIV/AIDS
It has been an inspiring season of breakthroughs in the fight to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the pill...
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FDA approves fast, take-home test that detects HIV
A model demonstrates how to use the OraQuick test, whichdetects the presence of HIV in saliva.AP photo by Chuck Zovko. Soon, taking an HIV test will be no more complicated...
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Pharmacies to offer free HIV tests as part of pilot program; no Ky. locations chosen yet
Getting tested for HIV may soon be as easy as going to the pharmacy to get a flu shot or blood pressure check. Pharmacies in 24 cities and rural communities...
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More Americans dying from hepatitis C than from AIDS
More people are dying in the U.S. from hepatitis C than from AIDS, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. More than 3.2 million Americans...
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Get tested, get treatment, Bluegrass HIV Coalition encourages
Today is World AIDS Day and health advocates are asking Kentuckians to get tested and get treatment. Hundreds of Kentuckians are diagnosed with AIDS each year, reports Mary Meehan of...