Tag: research
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More overweight teens don’t consider themselves fat; the problem is that they compare themselves to those around them
Another study has found that overweight teens in the U.S. don’t realize they are overweight, and this lack of self-awareness has gotten worse in the past decade, Roberto A. Ferdman...
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Insulin patch could take the place of injections for diabetes
In 2013, 10.6 percent of Kentucky adults had diabetes, a big increase from 2000, when 6.5 percent had the disease, according to the 2015 Kentucky Diabetes Report. In a few years, diabetics...
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Girls are more likely than boys to have overuse injuries while participating in high school sports
Overuse injuries make up more than 50 percent of athletic injuries and are most common in children ages 13 to 17. Girls are at a higher risk than boys of...
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E-cigs: How safe or how risky? Vox reporter looks at evidence
Electronic cigarettes are becoming more popular, but how safe or how risky are they? At this point, the bottom line about e-cigarettes is: “If you’re a chronic smoker looking for...
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CDC report finds heroin use increased by 63 percent since 2002, with greatest increases seen among women and whites
Heroin use increased 63 percent and heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled since 2002, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As heroin use has increased,...
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Ky.’s pro-Obamacare policies led to more enrollment and support for it, but many poor are still uninsured and under-informed
Update: This story was updated to reflect the study’s results for those who said they were hurt by and not directly impacted by the ACA. State policy appears to have...
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Centers for Disease Control working to find ways to prevent traumatic brain injury; affects one in five Kentucky households
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using a public-health approach to find strategies to prevent traumatic brain injuries and reduce the physical, psychological, economic and social impacts...
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Eating trans fat weakens memory in younger men, study says
Trans fats, the use of which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited last month, are associated with reduced memory function in men 45 and younger, says a University of California San Diego...
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Obese children’s parents say kids are ‘about the right weight,’ likely comparing them to other kids instead of growth standards
Most parents of overweight children consider them to be “about the right weight,” which poses a real concern because parents aren’t likely to help their children change their behaviors toward...
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Researchers find genetic biomarker that could indicate mental illness in women
Patients’ behaviors and feelings often serve as identifying factors for psychiatric disorders, which can make diagnoses difficult. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that the...