Bill filed to keep guns from those judged to be mentally ill
Keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill is the aim of House Bill 308 , which was filed last week by Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasvil...
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More Kentucky children are insured under KCHIP, Medicaid; groups commend effort, ask for improvements
In the two years since the national Children's Health Insurance Program was reauthorized, about 51,700 children have been enrolled in Ke...
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Systems that track pseudoephedrine sales do not necessarily curb meth making, experiences of Ky. and other states show
Systems that track the sale of the key ingredient used to make methamphetamine have not decreased the manufacture of the highly addictive dr...
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Governor undecided on meds-for-meth bill, says time hasn't come for state smoking ban, but may back nursing-home legislation
Saturday, February 5, 2011
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By Al Cross Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Gov. Steve Beshear says he hasn't made up his mind about the bill that w...
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Nearly $45,000 awarded to three projects that help combat childhood obesity
Friday, February 4, 2011
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Nearly $45,000 from the Blue Grass Community Foundation and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is being invested in three projects that targ...
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Bill would keep abusers of elderly from inheriting from them
Someone who abuses an elderly person would no longer be able to inherit the departed's assets. That is the aim of House Bill 52 , which ...
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Morehead substance-abuse center gets $250,000 grant
The Morehead Inspiration Center , a substance-abuse rehabilitation facility, has received $250,000 from the state, funds that will be used t...
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U of L scientist wins $9.5 million for heart research
A University of Louisville scientist has received more than $9.5 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to conduct prom...
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Woodford County coalition formed to improve dental health
The Woodford County Oral Health Coalition has partnered with nine local dentists to give free dental care to 16 elementary students in the ...
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Decongestant prescription bill passes panel; both parties split
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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After hearing an endorsement from Kentucky's senior member of Congress, and opposition from the wife of another Republican congressman, ...
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Annual Economic Report from UK business school examines impact of health-care reform, state of oral health in Kentucky
The federal health-reform law could have a big impact on Kentucky's uninsured population, and Kentuckians' oral health is improving ...
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Bill filed to tighten oversight of Medicaid managed care programs
In the wake of an eye-opening audit of Passport Health Plan , a Democratic lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to tighten the oversight over such ...
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McConnell's health care repeal fails on party-line vote
The Senate voted along strictly partisan lines tonight not to repeal the health-care reform law of 2010, but Republican Leader Mitch McConne...
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Study: Children are obese because of bad habits, not heredity
Researchers at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center have found poor health habits, not heredity, are making children fat. Check...
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C-J examines effect of prescription drug abuse on Ky. children
The Courier-Journal continued today its series "Prescription for Tragedy," an in-depth look at the effects of prescription drug a...
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Four out of five Americans look on Internet to answer health questions; third most common reason to surf
Finding answers to questions about their health is the third most common reason Americans use the Internet, a survey by the Pew Internet Pr...
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Philip Morris's parent company and drug makers spent the most on lobbying the state legislature last year
The two biggest-spending lobbies of the state legislature last year were a tobacco company that opposes a statewide smoking ban and a group ...
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