Cities’ efforts to combat obesity get state, national attention
The efforts of two Kentucky cities to slim down made news this week. On Monday, The New York Times ran a story about Louisville’s programs to encourage healthy eating and...
Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Data on hospital-acquired infections, other conditions online
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted information about hospital-acquired conditions on its website, and The Courier-Journal not only has a story about it today, it...
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Partnership between UK and Norton extended, further defined
They still haven’t agreed on how to spell “health care,” and don’t do it as we do, but the partnership announced last November between UK HealthCare and Norton Healthcare to...
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Legislators question if Medicaid is ready for managed care
“State lawmakers on Thursday questioned whether the state has the resources and expertise to oversee moving the $6 billion Medicaid program to private, for-profit managed care companies,” Beth Musgrave of...
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Nine breast cancer programs get total of $360,000 from Komen
Nine programs in Central and Eastern Kentucky will share $360,000 for breast cancer screening, treatment, education and patient navigation. The grants go to breast cancer-specific projects of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department; the...
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Heartburn on the rise, driven by overeating; avoid minty antacids
As overeating has become more common, Americans have been suffering from a lot more heartburn, the American Gastroenterology Association has found. About 25 million people say they experience daily symptoms...
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EPA says DEET is safe for fighting off skeeters when used correctly; some natural alternatives are also effective
Though April showers did bring May flowers, May’s seemingly constant rain also grew something else in Kentucky: mosquitoes — and lots of them. To protect oneself from the irritating suckers (Getty Images),...
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Kentucky and other states slow to adopt health-law mandates
Though it’s one of the centerpieces of the new health care law, most states have not taken steps to establish a health insurance exchange, and that incluides Kentucky. The exchanges...
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On 30th anniversary of AIDS detection, it is no longer a death sentence, but Kentuckians die because they delay testing
Though life expectancy for people living with AIDS has improved, the disease “remains a serious health threat, with Kentucky’s minorities and poor being affected in disproportionate numbers,” reports the Lexington...
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Ten counties getting $5,400 each for farm-to-school programs
More than $50,000 in grants were awarded to Kentucky school districts this week to start or expand farm-to-school programs, an effort meant to support local farmers and get healthier meals...