Tag: public health
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Study estimates that secondhand smoke kills 42,000 Americans a year, and 900 of those are babies
More bad news for smokers and those who love them: A report out this week in the American Journal of Public Health says secondhand smoke is accountable for 42,000 deaths...
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‘Cigarette 6’ smoked by Hopkinsville paper’s editorial
First came the Jackson Five, then the Chicago Seven. Now, straight from Hopkinsville’s city council, come the Cigarette Six. So dubbed by the editorial board of the Kentucky New Era,...
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Child obesity is a complex problem, intimidating to those who are fighting it (last in a series)
Dr. Christopher Bolling prepares to see a patient. By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Nearly every weekday, pediatrician Christopher Bolling starts his day by scooping up his lap top and...
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County boards of health are being told to take a more active role in improving the health of their communities
Christian County’s health director told the county Board of Health last week that it “needs to spend less time on the health department’s budget and more time addressing big questions...
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Laurel County man talks about bout with West Nile; one of few diagnosed with disease in Kentucky
A Laurel County man has shared his story after contracting the West Nile Virus, which, though rare in Kentucky, has been more common nationwide this year than it has been...
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At least 50 Kentuckians sick from salmonella, likely from cantaloupes; best to wash them with a diluted bleach solution
Photo by Richard North for Gristmill Health officials have zeroed in on a farm in southwestern Indiana responsible for at least some of the cantaloupe that were contaminated with salmonella,...
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First cases of flu reported in Kentucky; not swine-related
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Kentucky has its first confirmed cases of flu for the year, and officials are urging residents to get their vaccinations. (WYMT-TV photo) The Department...
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State Fair taking precautions to prevent spread of swine flu
With cases of swine flu popping up in adjoining states to the north, officials are taking precautions to prevent the disease from spreading at the Kentucky State Fair‘s Swine Pavilion....
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No way to know how serious flu season will be this year; get your vaccine, which will be available soon, officials say
There is no way of predicting how far-reaching the flu will be this season, but this year’s vaccine should be available soon, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health...
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Many more serious cases of West Nile virus reported this year, but only one in Kentucky
Though only one Kentuckian has been affected, more serious cases of people infected by the West Nile virus have been reported this year than any since 2004. Through July, 241 cases were...