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cholesterol,
exercise,
health education,
heart disease,
stroke,
weight management
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New guidelines for cholesterol management spark controversy; faulty risk calculator could lead to over-prescribing statins
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new guidelines for cholesterol management, a new formula ...
Herald-Leader blasts UK for secrecy surrounding children's heart program and its efforts to rebuild it despite nearby competition
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children,
children's health,
heart disease,
open government,
open records,
surgery
Kentuckians can act to protect against heart disease and stroke; half of preventable deaths occur in adults age 65 or younger
Study says obese children (Kentucky's a leader in that) may have quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure as adults
UK's Gill Heart Institute joins Appalachian Regional Healthcare to advance specialty heart care in Eastern Kentucky
Appalachian Regional Healthcare , the Appalachian Heart Center and UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute announced a new collaboration to d...
Petition drive from parents asks UK Healthcare to release mortality rates for cardiothoracic surgeries on children
More than 250 people have signed a petition asking the University of Kentucky hospital "to make public the mortality rates for pediatri...
Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and 'Invest in Kentucky's Future'
Kids' excessive salty snacks are linked to obesity, high blood pressure; new limits on school vending items may help
As new research shows that America's child-obesity epidemic is linked to eating too many salty snacks, new federal regulations could en...
Chief of cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric heart program at UK, suspended from surgeries, takes job in Florida
Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis
Medically unnecessary procedures are part of culture of disability in Eastern Kentucky, professor writes
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disabilities,
health policy,
heart disease,
Hospitals,
rural health
First major study of diet and strokes links fried, sugary Southern diet, low on fruits and vegetables, to increased risk
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diabetes,
diet,
heart disease,
soda,
stroke,
vegetables
Small steps can prevent Kentucky's No. 1 killer, heart disease
It is now February, which is American Heart Month and a perfect time to remind people that small steps can reduce their risk of heart diseas...
How much alcohol is optimal? Maybe less than you think
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alcohol,
atherosclerosis,
diabetes,
heart disease,
J curve
The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: More smoking is associated with more plaque, unless you eat more eggs
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cardiovascular disease,
cholesterol,
egg,
heart disease,
plaque
Children with TVs in their bedrooms are twice as likely to have extra fat, three times greater risk of heart disease and diabetes
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childhood obesity,
diabetes,
heart disease,
research,
television
Does tallness cause heart disease? No, but sex does
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arterial stiffness,
diabetes,
gender,
glucose,
heart disease
One S.C. county serves as incubator for state's efforts to battle weight problems, with some good results
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childhood obesity,
diabetes,
heart disease,
nutrition,
obesity,
schools,
stroke,
sugar
UK, ARH planning efforts against high rate of heart-disease deaths and limited availability of proper food in Perry County
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Appalachia,
heart disease,
hypertension,
nutrition,
obesity,
restaurants
U of L doctor tells American Heart Association that cardiac stem-cell research shows a lot of promise
Entri Populer
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Part of the sales pitch for the federal health-care reform law was that people could keep their do...
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I've read a number of reports in recent days gushing over the progress Covered California is making leading the nation in signing up peo...
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I think you can guess who said that. Actually, here is what the President said at the American Medical Association Meeting in July, 2009––an...
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Obamacare is impacting the small group insurance market in many of the same ways as the individual health insurance market. While employers ...
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Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... -
Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
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Gov. Steve Beshear continues to be a major national cheerleader for the federal health-reform law, citing Kentucky examples in an op-ed piec...
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Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky's prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it's part of a growing national probl...
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Responding to a letter from Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform , which cited a low ranking for the state's nursing homes, Gov. Steve B...
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The title of this post is the exact title of a recent editorial in the American Journal of Cardiology ( 1 ). Investigators calculated the ...
