SmartHealthToday: Successful management of diabetes requires mastery of seven important skills
By Peggy O’Farrell SmartHealthToday Between learning a new way of eating, juggling medications and starting or tweaking your exercise routine,…
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Alvin and the Chipmunks will join in national campaign to help children, families understand food safety
In an effort to educate children and their families about the importance of food safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
SmartHealthToday: Know someone with breast cancer? Here are tips on how to help a loved one
SmartHealthToday Team Cathy Halloran was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and has raised close to a combined $450,000 for…
Griffin Elite Sports & Wellness introducing new concept in training, fitness, opens by end of month
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter As construction crews and electricians put the finishing touches on the Griffin Elite Sports…
Children’s school foods packaged in cans or plastic may pose health problems, says study
Researchers have found that elementary-school children, especially low-income students who are more likely to eat federally funded foods rather than…
NKy Diabetes Coalition to provide supermarket tours to focus on proper nutrition for diabetics
Diabetes educators from the Northern Kentucky Diabetes Coalition will be participating in supermarket tours to provide real-time nutrition information to…
Burdened by unhealthy policyholders, cuts in subsidies, Kentucky Health Cooperative to close
By Al Cross Special to NKyTribune The Kentucky Health Cooperative, which sold 75 percent of the policies bought through the…
SmartHealthToday: Halloween isn’t the healthiest of holidays but some candies are better than others
By SmartHealthToday Team With all of the sugar, extra fat and calories hanging around during the Halloween season, it’s hard…
Christ Hospital offering free screenings this weekend as part of the First Ladies Health Initiative
Continuing its mission to improve the health of the community, The Christ Hospital Health Network is supporting the First Ladies…
NKy’s ‘drug czars’ on front lines of war on heroin — fighting addictions, planning education campaign
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune Contributor When heroin-addicted inmates start leaving the Kenton County Detention Center injected with a medication that…
SmartHealthToday: If children are misbehaving, take a closer look at their sleep schedules
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday reporter If you have a child who is misbehaving, you might want to hold off on…
SmartHealthToday: October is Breast Cancer Month, so here’s how to prepare for your mammogram
By Colleen Weinkam For SmartHealthToday October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so it’s time to think about that mammogram. If…
Keven Moore: If you think the kitchen is the most dangerous room in your house, think again . .
What is the most dangerous room in the house? If you said the bathroom, you’d be right. Just ask rocker…
Flu shots available, encouraged at all Northern Kentucky Health Department centers
As the 2015-2016 flu season begins locally, the Northern Kentucky Health Department is encouraging all residents age 6 months and…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: She got bad news, then vowed to use her second chance to do good
St. Elizabeth News Service October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is first of several stories on the subject the…
Paul Long: Stretch your legs at the 5K on NKU’s campus or the 100 miler in Eastern Kentucky
If you’re like me, you cling to the outdated notion that the Northern Kentucky University campus is a pile of…
Over-prescription of pain killers is solvable, but solutions aren’t ‘sexy,’ chronic pain is rampant
By Melissa Patrick Special to KyForward The director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow, told a…
CDC Report: One in 10 pregnant women in the U.S. reports alcohol use; ‘no known safe level of use’
One in 10 (10.2 percent) pregnant women in the United States ages 18 to 44 years reports drinking alcohol in…
Flu season: A few things the CDC wants you to know about how to protect yourself; consider vaccines
Shorter days and cooler weather are coming and that means it won’t be long before people start getting sick with…
South remains fattest part of the U.S., annual report says; Kentucky ranks as 12th most obese
The South remains the fattest part of the country, according to the 12th annual State of Obesity report released this…
Foot Health: Your feet , a horse’s hooves aren’t all that different – and a lot rides on appropriate care
By Dr. Matthew Ellsworth Special to NKyTribune The last weekend of October will cause lots of tired feet from all…
SmartHealthToday: Help your child work through those tough times with support and encouragement
By Colleen Weinkam For SmartHealthToday If licensed psychologist Suzanne Collins could name one thing she wishes more parents knew about…