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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 ...
Kentucky, in Diabetes Belt, needs to do more to keep percentage of residents with costly disease from rising, advocates say
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county health,
diabetes,
exercise,
nutrition,
obesity,
prevention,
weight loss
1 in 3 don't get potentially life-saving screening for colon cancer, second leading cause of cancer death in Ky. and U.S.
Federal officials said Tuesday that although detecting colon cancer early saves lives, only about two-thirds of Americans aged 50 to 75 have...
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cancer,
cancer screening,
colorectal cancer,
doctors,
elderly,
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obesity,
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Mayo Clinic experts offer advice on preventing and coping with osteoarthritis, especially in the knees
Experts from the Mayo Clinic offer tips for both those trying to prevent and those suffering from a painful condition that affects at least ...
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arthritis,
exercise,
obesity,
physical activity
Kentuckians can act to protect against heart disease and stroke; half of preventable deaths occur in adults age 65 or younger
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy changes underway in Ky. to lower its very high childhood obesity rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overw...
Kentucky has nation's first statewide, comprehensive plan for diabetes prevention; 10 percent of us have the disease
Kentucky leads the way in the fight against diabetes and towards improving health for future generations of Kentuckians by becoming the firs...
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state government
Statewide forum on community efforts to promote children's health will be held in Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
"The goal is simple, the challenge difficult – how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier t...
Community-based solutions to childhood obesity show signs of progress elsewhere; will Kentucky pick up on them?
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News For decades, researchers reported with alarm the increasing trend of overweight children in America, ...
Return to the Source Parkour Camp
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exercise
Summer lunch programs promote healthy eating habits for students, their families and the entire community
Parents should walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to healthy eating and exercise, study shows
AMA calls obesity a disease; could spur coverage for treatment
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child obesity,
diabetes,
doctors,
exercise,
health insurance,
Medicaid,
Medicare,
nutrition,
obesity,
physicians
Study shows a 15-minute, moderate-speed walk a half-hour after eating can control older folks' spikes in blood sugar
It's no news that walking is good for your health or for preventing diabetes, but a new study published in Diabetes Care says a 15-min...
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diabetes,
elderly,
exercise,
prevention,
walking
Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis
U of L dean says $50 billion in annual health costs could be saved if Americans just walked more
Small changes in health behavior can have a huge impact on the public's overall health and well-being, and during National Public Health...
Some Christian Co. health board members balk at director's idea of using $100,000 of $2.4 million reserve for recreational trail
The director of the Christian County Health Department urged its board to give $100,000 from reserves to fund a rail-to-trail project to pr...
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...
Common beliefs about obesity and weight loss found to be myths
Think going to gym class drives weight loss, or that breastfeeding protects a child from obesity? Think again, because these are among seven...
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breastfeeding,
child obesity,
diet,
exercise,
food,
nutrition,
obesity,
research,
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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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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
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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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The title of this post is the exact title of a recent editorial in the American Journal of Cardiology ( 1 ). Investigators calculated the ...
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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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Part 1 is here . This is the second a series of posts I plan on the issue of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" regarding...
