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Food for thought, best dates do they matter?

Updated: 05/14/2013 - Have you ever wondered if the dates you find on your food really matter? Many of us have in our mind that food must be thrown out if the date is passed due on the label, but that might be costing you big bucks. WKYT's Amber Philpott is going inside your fridge for some food for thought.

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Service dog is Fayette County student's constant companion

Updated: 12/25/2012 - Right now Fayette County school students are home enjoying holiday break. For 137 of those students they deal with diabetes on a daily basis. Students can often times find it hard to concentrate, but for one fifth grader a special gift is now allowing her to better control her disease so she can focus on the books. A year old goldendoodle is helping Brianna Svetich manage her recently diagnosed diabetes disease.

Kentucky flu levels raised to widespread

Updated: 12/12/2012 - Kentucky Department for Public Health officials reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week that the influenza activity level in the state has increased from regional to widespread.

Fayette County students get science lesson in giving

Updated: 11/22/2012 - School is out for the Thanksgiving holiday, but when students return at two Fayette County schools they'll have some pretty important projects to tend to. WKYT's Amber Philpott takes you inside two programs going beyond the text book to teach science and giving back.

Lexington woman battling cancer warns others about radon

Updated: 11/22/2012 - You can not see it, smell it, or taste it. Some say it's among the most dangerous things in our homes. Radon contributes to over 20,000 lung cancer deaths in the country each year. Now, Lois Turner Dees who's fighting the disease hopes to warn others about the potential threat.

Medical Center competing in Pink Glove Dance competition

Updated: 10/25/2012 - We all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Six Kentucky healthcare facilities hope pink gloves and their dancing abilities will help them win big in the fight against breast cancer. The winning organization receives a $10,000 donation to the breast cancer charity of their choice. Frankfort Regional Medical Center has chosen the Kentucky Pink Connection if they win.

Chef cooking up healthy lessons in a Lexington school

Updated: 09/11/2012 - School lunches across the country underwent a major overhaul this school year with an emphasis on healthier options. One school in Lexington went a step further hiring their own chef who is not only cooking up healthy meals, but teaching about them too.

Kentucky State Police seeking teen drivers

Posted: 08/29/2012 - The Kentucky State Police are accepting applications for the 10th Annual 'Drive To Stay Alive' teen driving academy that is planned for Sept. 5 - 9, 2012 at KSP Headquarters in Frankfort.

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Ivanhoe Medical Breakthroughs

  • Mothers Breastfeed Longer with Early Formula Use?
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Providing newborns with small amounts of formula for the first few days after birth may increase the amount of time mothers can breastfeed, according to researchers at the University of California at San Francisco.
  • Breast Cancer Detection Rates May Vary
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The Prevention and Cancer Control at Cancer Care Ontario in Toronto, Canada has found that digital direct radiography (DR) is significantly more effective than computed radiography (CR) at detecting breast cancer.
  • Chewing Tobacco Still Used by Teens
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Although smoking has been declining in youths since the 1990s, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston discovered that between 2000 and 2011 there was no change in the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use, such as snuff or dip, among middle and high school students.

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