Doug Flora: Kentucky legislature can save lives by investing in tobacco prevention, cessation programs
As an oncologist, I see the devastating impact tobacco use has on Kentuckians far too often. In Kentucky, 24.2% of…
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Kentucky by Heart: Deep roots on family’s Claryville farm helped Flairty brothers nurture seeds of success
By Steve Flairty KyForward columnist I feel comfortable being around Kentucky’s rural people, particularly those from farming communities. And though…
Bill Straub: Art and history, statues and reality — removing any offending art does not change the past
A few years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid to view Picasso’s Guernica,…
UofL researchers focus on coronavirus treatment, testing cells growing quickly in host tobacco plants
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The University of Louisville’s biocontainment laboratory is being called upon in research efforts focusing on…
Healthy Headlines: American Heart Association offers seven tips to better heart health
St. Elizabeth Healthcare The American Heart Association focuses on seven risk factors you can improve through lifestyle changes to improve…
Age to buy tobacco is 21 thanks to federal legislation; state law pending, health advocates are pleased
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The minimum age to buy tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, is now 21. Legislation…
FDA proposes new health warnings on cigarette packages, most significant change in over 35 years
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule, requiring new health warnings…
NPR: Pistol looks like rifle; lower receiver of Dayton shooter’s gun made by Hebron’s Anderson Mfg.
NPR reporter Bill Chappell reports that the gun used on August 4 to kill nine people and wound more than…
Most new laws (total: 198) passed during last legislative session go into effect June 27
Most new laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2019 session will go into effect on June 27. That means…
American Lung Association report finds Kentucky must do more to prevent, reduce tobacco use
Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year. This…
Dr. O’dell Owens: Nicotine is always unsafe for youth; we must be diligent in protecting them from tobacco
Smoking in the United States continues to decline, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 15.5% of…
Tobacco kills 8,900 Kyians a year; advocates say raising cigarette tax is a win for health, win for state
Tobacco use takes a deadly toll on Kentuckians, killing approximately 8,900 each year. Almost one-third of deaths from coronary artery…
Report: Failure by southern legislators on tobacco policies leads to higher tobacco use, cancer rate
State legislatures in Kentucky and 11 other Southern states are contributing to the region’s increased cancer burden by failing to…
Kentucky failing in efforts to reduce tobacco use, American Lung Association national report says
The American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” report has found that in 2016 Kentucky failed to do enough to…
Less than one-third of Kentucky schools have comprehensive tobacco-free policies, study shows
Though an overwhelming majority of Kentucky adults say they want schools to be tobacco-free, fewer than half of the state’s…
Old Time Kentucky: Robert Summers was a rare anti-smoking advocate over a century ago
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist More than a century before smoking was banned in many public places in Kentucky, the…
Students in Northern Kentucky more likely to use marijuana, vapors than cigarettes, survey says
Students in Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, are more likely to use marijuana and electronic vapor products than cigarettes, according…
Ag outlook report shows cash receipts down — still high at $6 billion — and 2016 a challenge
Kentucky agricultural cash receipts in 2015 are projected to be off 8 percent from last year’s record high, falling to…
Kentucky by Heart: Finding a little piece of the past can make you appreciate how far you’ve come
By Steve Flairty KyForward columnist Hot, tired, and with a bit of a cough, I slowly moved the aged and…
Did you know? Boone County was impacted by infamous Night Riders, involving tobacco monopoly
By Hillary Delaney Boone County Public Library In 1904, a group of Western Kentucky and Tennessee Black Patch tobacco farmers…
UK College of Nursing study says tobacco-growing states like Kentucky lag behind in health
The major tobacco-growing states lag behind the rest of the nation in adopting measures effective in reducing tobacco use. Consequently,…
Easing the Burden: Machine shows promise in making tobacco stripping more efficient
By Aimee Nielson Special to NKyTribune Burley tobacco is one of the most labor-intensive crops a farmer could choose to…