Tag: public health
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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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Don’t leave children in hot vehicles this weekend, officials warn
With extreme heat blazing over the state this weekend, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services urges the public to avoid leaving children in vehicles. “Extreme temperatures are cause...
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Expert: Health care landscape already changed, despite what Supreme Court decision is this week
Whether or not the federal health-care reform law is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow, initiatives are already in place that will change the way health care is delivered,...
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New report lists contaminant, treatment violations at Kentucky’s 461 public water systems
Reporters can now find out if their local public water systems were recently cited with violations related to contaminants in the water or inadequate treatment. The Kentucky Division of Water‘s...
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With more than 2,000 product recalls in 2011 alone, consumers may be suffering from ‘recall fatigue’
Regulators, retailers and manufacturers are getting worried that the public is suffering from “recall fatigue.” Last year, there were 2,363 recalls, according to data from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Facing budget shortfalls, many county and district health departments cut hours and staff
Reduced hours and staff will be the new reality for many health departments across Kentucky starting in July as they deal with funding shortages and changes. Though the total amount...
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Black lung affects Kentucky surface miners more than those in other states, CDC study finds and Courier-Journal reports
Photo by Getty Images. Nearly 4 percent of surface coal miners who work in Central Appalachia who were tested for a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Almost half of Americans did not receive routine preventive care before 2010, study finds
Los Angeles Times graphic by Mel Melcon Though preventive medicine is considered a cornerstone in improving health, nearly half of Americans did not receive routine preventive care before 2010, a...
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States with helmet laws have far fewer motorcycle-related deaths; Kentucky doesn’t require bikers to wear protective headgear
Petersburg (Tex.) Volunteer Fire Dept. photo “Fewer motorcyclists die in states that require helmets, and the costs to society are lower too,” reports Mike Stobbe for The Associated Press. About...