Report shows race and ethnicity matter when it comes to health
When it comes to health, your race and ethnicity matter, says a recent Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky report. A study of federal and state polling data found that multiracial...
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When it comes to health, your race and ethnicity matter, says a recent Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky report. A study of federal and state polling data found that multiracial...
Public health researchers at the University of Kentucky will undertake a five-year long research project called “Community-Engaged Research and Action to Reduce Respiratory Disease in Appalachia,” Sarah Noble writes in a...
Seasonal allergy sufferers beware. Allergy season is officially here and is predicted to be worse than usual, says a news release from Chicago’s Loyola University Health System. image from healthguru.com After weeks of...
KET‘s current “Health Three60” program is “Easing the Burden of Asthma,” discussing a disease that hospitalizes more than 6,000 Kentuckians a year. After debuting on KET Sept. 29 at 9...
Flu season can start as early as October, and children with egg allergies are now encouraged to get a flu shot, especially if they have asthma, according to a news release...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the beginning of a new school year approaches, parents of children with asthma and allergies need to make sure that not only does...
By Melissa Landon and Al Cross Kentucky Health News As it announced its plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, the Obama administration...
Kentucky will receive approximately $1.75 million from a $105 million national settlement with GlaxoSmithKline to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical manufacturer unlawfully promoted its asthma drug, Advair, and its antidepressant...
In May the Kentucky Department for Public Health is observing Asthma Awareness Month by cultivating awareness about the disease’s impact and working with the Kentucky Asthma Partnership to reach both...
Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle than those who are not exposed, according to...