Tag: viral infections

Rogers, other Republicans agree on $1.1 billion to fight Zika, but Democrats don’t like where the money would come from

U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Somerset and other Republican leaders in Congress “are closing in on a $1.1 billion funding deal to combat the Zika virus, but Democratic leaders are...

By Al Cross June 22, 2016 YOUR HEALTH
Obama asks public to tell Congress to fund the $1.9 billion Zika fight he wants; Senate passed $1.1 billion, House $622 million

The Zika funding package of Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rogers and other House Republicans “doesn’t make a lot of sense” and the somewhat larger Senate package backed by Majority Leader...

By Al Cross May 20, 2016 YOUR HEALTH
Myths about colds abound; here’s good advice: wash your hands to prevent infection, and if you get a cold, chicken soup can help

Cold and flu season is here, and the lack of a cure for the common cold has helped sustain much misinformation about it. Neda Frayha, an assistant dean at the University...

By Al Cross November 17, 2015 YOUR HEALTH
Kentucky has recorded 26 flu-related deaths, mostly seniors, and 64 outbreaks at long-term-care facilities; get vaccinated!

Kentucky has reported 26 influenza-related deaths and 64 flu outbreaks in long-term care facilities as of Jan. 8 after five consecutive weeks of widespread flu activity, and is only halfway...

By Melissa Patrick January 10, 2015 YOUR HEALTH
Flu makes UK HealthCare tighten visitation rules

UK HealthCare has temporarily changed its visitation policy to help protect its patients and health care workers during the flu season, the University of Kentucky said in a news release. The measures include:...

By Melissa Patrick December 23, 2014 YOUR HEALTH
African clinics to begin testing Ebola treatments; one made from tobacco in Kentucky isn’t plentiful enough to be part of effort

Doctors Without Borders will begin testing three experimental therapies to treat Ebola in December, bypassing the traditional progression of testing and giving the treatments directly to infected patients, Alice Park...

By Melissa Patrick November 15, 2014 YOUR HEALTH
Experimental drug being used to treat Ebola is being manufactured using special tobacco plants in Owensboro

A unique type of tobacco grown in Owensboro is used to manufacture the ZMapp compound that was given to two Americans who then survived Ebola. The company that produced it,...

By Melissa Patrick November 9, 2014 YOUR HEALTH

Tag: viral infections

Rogers, other Republicans agree on $1.1 billion to fight Zika, but Democrats don’t like where the money would come from

Obama asks public to tell Congress to fund the $1.9 billion Zika fight he wants; Senate passed $1.1 billion, House $622 million

Myths about colds abound; here’s good advice: wash your hands to prevent infection, and if you get a cold, chicken soup can help

Kentucky has recorded 26 flu-related deaths, mostly seniors, and 64 outbreaks at long-term-care facilities; get vaccinated!

Flu makes UK HealthCare tighten visitation rules

African clinics to begin testing Ebola treatments; one made from tobacco in Kentucky isn’t plentiful enough to be part of effort

Experimental drug being used to treat Ebola is being manufactured using special tobacco plants in Owensboro