SmartHealthToday: Here’s nutritional scoop on those (unavoidable?) fast food breakfast sandwiches
Let’s face it: Sometimes the mornings are so rushed, or you have to get kids out the door, or you’re…
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Just lowering smoking rate to national average could save Kentucky $1.7 billion in health care costs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If Kentucky could cut its smoking rate to the national average, it would save…
Northern Kentucky Diabetes Coalition to host three free exercise sessions this summer
Meet new people, move your body, laugh a little (or a lot) and try something new at three classes this…
Paul Long: NKy’s inaugural River Cities Relay will offer runners a rare chance for team competition
Running is a lonely sport. You train on your own. You run races on your own. Oh sure, you run…
Boone County Alliance, local drug-free coalition, distributing free lockboxes for prescription medicines
In an effort to reduce access to opiates and other prescription drugs which have the potential for being abused, the…
SmartHealthToday: Sick Building Syndrome — here are some steps for keeping your workplace air safer
By Dave Malaska SmartHealthToday It’s a common occurrence in most offices. One person is out sick, then another. Usually, we…
Lexington Center for Integrative Health offers modern therapy services that are ‘off the beaten path’
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Stephen Ramsay has spent the past decade studying alternatives to wellness and dealing with…
SmartHealthToday: Keeping an active mind essential to aging gracefully, avoiding cognitive decline
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Hoping to stay sharp as a tack? You might try sending an email or joining a…
Community Health Status Survey finds lower income adults in Greater Cincinnati face many challenges
The 2013 Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status Survey’s (CHSS) analysis of health data in our community found many health gaps…
SmartHealthToday: Golf injuries are the real spoiler of the ‘good walk;’ consider these most common ones
By Dave Malaska SmartHealthToday In 1996, acclaimed author John Feinstein wrote a book about the pro golf tour, borrowing an…
SmartHealthToday: ‘Good night’s sleep’ is critical to good heart health; here are some tips
By Dianne Gebhardt-French SmartHealthToday All you have to do is sleep and you’ll achieve a healthier heart? That sounds too…
Recall of more than 47 million pounds of meat and poultry products includes some sold here
NKyTribune staff report A massive USDA-ordered recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes includes products sold…
Kentucky uninsured rate drops to 7.5 percent, lower than national average, eight surrounding states
More Kentuckians are gaining health insurance coverage, a trend that has continued since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented…
Northern Kentucky Health Department releases community assessment, health improvement plan
Every five years, the Northern Kentucky Health Department engages the community in an assessment to understand the current health status…
State officials launch ‘Fight the Bite Day and Night’ campaign focused on Zika virus prevention
Kentucky health professionals gathered at the Kentucky State University Research Farm Monday for a Zika virus prevention event. Launching its…
Matt Hollenkamp named vice president/marketing for St. Elizabeth Healthcare system
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has hired Matthew Hollenkamp to fill a newly created Vice President-level marketing leadership slot at the regional…
Health department offering free whooping cough vaccine on May 18; don’t ignore persistent cough
Since November 2015, there have been 230 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, reported in Boone, Campbell, Grant…
SmartHealthToday: You’re working out, in keeping with resolutions, but you may be ‘overusing’
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday People who resolved to get in shape in 2016 have several months of workouts under their…
Gen-H initiative sets sights on collaborative effort to help improve health in Northern Kentucky
By Hannah Purnell Special to NKyTribune from NKY Thrives What’s the key to improving overall health? Experts involved in a…
Political climate in Frankfort means smoke-free advocates should focus on local bans
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky localities are likely to see efforts for smoking bans, as a statewide…
SmartHealthToday: After all that training, here are tips for recovering from the big race days
SmartHealthToday Team You’re trained for weeks, months, maybe even years for this day. You know exactly what time you’re aiming…
SmartHealthToday: Is that a ‘sinus headache’ you are suffering — or is it really a migraine?
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Spring is here, pollen is in the air, there’s a change in the weather and sinus…