Tag: research
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Study finds even low levels of alcohol consumption increases risk of cancer deaths among older adults
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new study found that even light drinking was linked to an increase in cancer deaths among older adults, and even greater among those...
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Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%
By: Eric B. Larson and Lauren Gitlin The Conversation Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss...
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Young, white, lower-income and lesser-educated men have greatest increase in heroin addiction, study finds
Young, white men with lower education and income levels have experienced the greatest increase in heroin use and addiction, a study has found. Men 25 to 44 accounted for the...
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County Health Rankings show troubling trend of more premature deaths, contrasting trends among some counties
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The premature death rate is getting worse in 44 of Kentucky’s 120 counties and improving in 12 counties, according to a health rankings report released...
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Colorectal cancer has declined, except in people under 30; overall, it’s more common in Kentucky than in any other state
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Colorectal cancer has become less common since the mid-1980s, but has been increasing steadily in people younger than 50, according to a recent American...
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High-school students’ research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levels
Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise after they smoked were more likely to want to quit smoking,...
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Legislature passes bills to name caregivers, help smokers quit; could still pass dense-breast notice and student-concussion bills
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have passed bills this year to make sure someone knows how to care for you when you leave a...
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Though more have insurance and can see a doctor, Ky. shows little gain on health outcomes; Chandler says that takes time
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
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Kentuckians on public insurance such as Medicaid used ERs more often after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Use of emergency rooms was expected to decrease after the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but it rose among people with public insurance such as Medicaid,...
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Federal study in Central Appalachia will try to see if living near a surface coal mine is bad for your health
Scientists from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will study Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and the coal regions of Virginia and Tennessee to determine if living near a...