Tackling obesity in Kentucky can be a touchy subject

KentuckyHealthFacts.org  map; click on it for larger version SLADE, Ky. -- Among the topics covered in "Covering Health: A News Worksho...

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1 in 9 in Ky. have been diagnosed with diabetes, and you could have it and not know it; here are symptoms and risk factors

KentuckyHealthFacts.org  map with latest available data, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on map to view a larger version One of nine ...

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Health commissioner leaves political correctness at the door, talks about getting governor to back anti-smoking measures

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. - State health officials didn't shy away from saying that smoking was one of Kent...

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Appalachian Health Hack-a-thon has innovative solutions around obesity, diabetes and substance abuse; many from students

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News SOMERSET, Ky. – In just three days' time, 160 people came up with 19 innovative solutions to thr...

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Smoking marijuana isn't the biggest concern for your doctor, unless perhaps he or she is a Republican

Marijuana use is not among your doctor's major worries, but that might depend on his or her politics, according to a study published in ...

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UK College of Public Health study links diabetes to poor blood flow in the brain, but not to Alzheimer's disease

Diabetes has been linked to cerebrovascular disease, a cognitive disorder that restricts blood flow to the brain, according to a study at th...

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KentuckyOne Health announces diabetes prevention program in Central Kentucky

KentuckyOne Health  is launching a program to prevent Type 2 diabetes in Central Kentucky. The year-long program is modeled after a Centers ...

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