Tag: prevention
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Raw milk suspected as cause of bacterial infections among four children in Hardin County and one in Oldham County
Five children in the Louisville region were recently hospitalized with E. coli bacterial infections, and all had consumed unpasteurized milk, state health agencies found. Investigators have not yet proven that raw...
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All adults over 45 should be screened for diabetes every three years, but only half are, and the poor are less likely to do so
Only about half of U.S. adults that the American Diabetes Association recommends to be screened for diabetes are actually being screened, according to a study published in the American Journal of...
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Researchers say aggressively treating pre-diabetes could stop or delay future diabetic complications
Treating pre-diabetes as if it is diabetes could delay or prevent future related health complications, according to doctors from three leading research institutions and the American Diabetes Association, says a...
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Free, day-long forum Sept. 16 in Louisville will explore doing health care differently; registration almost full
A free one-day conference will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Louisville to explore policy opportunities and challenges related to doing health care differently for a healthier Kentucky. The focus...
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If you’ve had a stroke, learning how take your pulse and recognize an irregular heart beat could prevent second stroke
Regularly monitoring your pulse after a stroke is a simple and effective first step in detecting an irregular heartbeat, which is a major cause of having a second stroke, according...
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UK receives $3.75 million from CDC to use for colorectal cancer screening in Kentucky River’s headwater counties
The University of Kentucky Rural Cancer Prevention Center has received a $3.75 million, five-year grant renewal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use toward the prevention of...
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Chief sponsor of statewide smoking ban says it has the votes to pass the House; prospects in the Senate are not as good
A bill to ban smoking in most workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars, is on its way to the House floor, its main sponsor said after fast approval...
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Big majority of employees in state health plan take deal: their current information in return for breaks on out-of-pocket costs
A program that promotes preventive health care and wellness initiatives has been embraced by Kentucky state employees who chose the Living Well health insurance plan. The plan is called the...
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Key tools against smoking in last 50 years have been taxes, laws, regulations, medicine, education and cessation programs
Eight million lives have been saved as a result of the U.S. surgeon general’s efforts for tobacco control says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Surgeon...
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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...