Tag: research
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Teen use of electronic cigarettes has tripled in one year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of middle- and high-school students using electronic cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014, surpassing the current use of all teen use of...
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Researchers discover why common blood-pressure medicine doesn’t work for some people: your kidneys don’t want to lose salt
Each year, more than 120 million prescriptions are written around the world for thiazide drugs, which lower salt to treat high blood pressure. High blood pressure affects 28 percent of...
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Study suggests that adolescent exposure to alcohol can negatively affect learning, memory and behavior in adulthood
A study at Duke University suggests that repeated exposure to alcohol during adolescence causes long-lasting changes in the part of the brain that controls learning and memory. The study, published in...
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Study shows that removing a clot that causes a stroke leaves victims with higher functional independence
In Kentucky, strokes cause about 5 percent of deaths, and the state had the 11th highest stroke mortality rate in 2009, according to data from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health...
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Smokers using electronic cigarettes are less likely to quit smoking than those who don’t use the devices, California study finds
The sudden increase in use of electronic cigarettes has prompted questions about whether they actually help people quit smoking. A study published online in the American Journal of Public Health found...
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New treatment for symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease approved by FDA and unveiled at UK
Portable infusion pump used to deliver Parkinson’s drug The University of Kentucky unveiled a new treatment for people with advanced symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at a news conference April 21...
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Proposals sought for research of Appalachian ‘bright spots’ where health is better than socioeconomic factors would indicate
A three-year research project to determine factors that can support a culture of health in Appalachia and whether that knowledge can be translated into actions that address the region’s health...
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Chiropractors cite research recommending ‘conservative treatments’ for low-back pain before prescribing painkillers
Recent research has questioned the effectiveness of acetaminophen for the treatment of spinal pain. In response, the American Chiropractic Association recommends that patients and health-care providers take a conservative approach...
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Pain and fever reducer acetaminophen, most-used drug in U.S., is found to reduce positive emotions and reduce psychological pain
Ohio State University researchers discovered a new side effect of acetaminophen, a leading over-the-counter pain reliever: it also blunts positive emotions. Other research revealed that it helps reduce psychological pain....
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New diabetes cases in expanded-Medicaid states much higher than other states; 46,000 new Ky. Medicaid clients got screened
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New diabetes cases among poor Americans are much more numerous in Kentucky and other states that have embraced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...