Tag: research
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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...
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Study finds that one dose of HPV vaccine that targets only cervical cancer is as effective as three doses, now recommended
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study has found that one dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix appears to be as effective in preventing HPV infections that lead...
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Study outlines historical barriers to tobacco prevention in Kentucky and other tobacco-growing states
A University of Kentucky College of Nursing study published in The Milbank Quarterly has shown that five major tobacco-growing states—Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee—fall behind the rest...
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A leading authority on bullying in schools offers ideas for recognizing, preventing and dealing with it
By Melissa Landon Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues How do we recognize, deal with and prevent bullying, particularly in schools? A leading authority on bullying offered some ideas June...
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UK research project will create strategies to improve respiratory health for those living in Appalachian Kentucky
Public health researchers at the University of Kentucky will undertake a five-year long research project called “Community-Engaged Research and Action to Reduce Respiratory Disease in Appalachia,” Sarah Noble writes in a...