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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Providing healthier food for students can require new equipment

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Jefferson County Public Schools photo Almost all Kentucky schools are serving meals that meet federal "standards for strong nutrit...
Monday, December 4, 2017

Speaker uses experiences with depression, suicide to help students in area where suicide and attempts are more prevalent

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"When Drew Bergman asked students at a packed Graves County Middle School assembly on Thursday how many of them knew someone who had a...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Tax bill would repeal requirement to have health insurance, perhaps boosting efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare

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Reporters interviewed Sen. Mitch McConnell between negotiations on the tax bill. ( Associated Press photo by J. Scott Applewhite) The...

FDA approves new shingles vaccine; may be available in 2018

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If you had chicken pox as a child, as 99.5 percent of Americans now over 40 did, you still have the virus, and it can cause a painful rash ...
Saturday, December 2, 2017

U of L opens clinic to treat hepatitis C, a disease for which Kentucky has the nation's highest rate of new cases

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The University of Louisville Hospital has opened a new center to treat hepatitis C and expects to have more than 2,000 patient visits in it...
Friday, December 1, 2017

Two decades of data show Kentucky communities with strong smoke-free laws have 8 percent fewer cases of lung cancer

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky communities with strong laws against smoking in workplaces have fewer cases of lung can...

USDA nixes further reduction of salt in school lunches

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture  announced Nov. 29 that it's halting an Obama-era plan to gradually reduce the amount of salt in sc...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Even if Obamacare automatically re-enrolls you, check out your options; open enrollment ends earlier this year: Dec. 15

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This is the first year that more than 80,000 Kentuckians with a 2017 health insurance plan on th...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Study: Combination of a low-salt and heart-healthy diet is as good as drug therapy for many adults with high blood pressure

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A new study finds that cutting back on salt and following the heart-healthy DASH diet can lower blood pressure, a disease that affects almo...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Here are some holiday dining tips for people who have diabetes, a disease that affects almost 460,000 Kentuckians

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Diabetes UK photo The food and festivities that are part of the holiday season can make it hard to eat healthy, especially if you are o...
Sunday, November 26, 2017

Many Kentuckians with Obamacare plans got premium notices that over-estimated costs for 2018; see HealthCare.gov for facts

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With a shortened enrollment period, huge cuts in advertising and in-person assistance, and ongoi...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Progression of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed, even though its cause isn't known and there is yet no cure for it

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People with Alzheimer's disease can do something about it. That statement may surprise you, because no cure has been developed for ...