Mild winter downside: More hungry ticks than usual seeking their blood meal; check yourself out
NkyTribune staff A mild winter can have its downsides and one is that more ticks probably survived than normal. As…
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Kentucky Health Issues Poll shows 40 percent of adults 18-45 have tried e-cigs, despite health risks
Despite federal government and health professional’s warnings that e-cigarettes, or “e-smoking,” can be harmful, nearly 40 percent of adults ages…
ZIKA travel advisory: State Dept. of Public Health reminds pregnant women to avoid risky destinations
As mosquito season comes to an end and the holiday and winter travel season begins, the Kentucky Department for Public…
Department for Public Health officials, HFS Sec. Glisson at State Fair for Zika awareness event
Health and Family Services Cabinet Sec. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, and representatives from the…
Commentary: On your back-to-school checklist — immunizations, and for college students too
By Tracy Kielman Kentucky Immunization Coalition Summer vacation is winding down, and soon students across Kentucky will be heading back…
Hepatitis C cases among Kentucky women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011-14
Hepatitis C among Kentucky women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011 to 2014, while the national rate among…
DPH renews warnings about dangers of international travel and Zika virus as Summer Olympics near
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is warning Kentuckians, particularly pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant, to…
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…
Four ways to stop the ‘Great Diabetes Epidemic’ before it gets worse; ‘the time for action is now’
By Isaac Joyner and Dr. Gilbert H. Friedell Special to NKyTribune Kentucky has a state bird, the cardinal; a state…
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…
Kentucky receives nearly $1m a year for next four years to combat prescription drug abuse, heroin
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research…