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Staying on top of the Medical News Curve Every day around the world, researchers, scientists and doctors are changing lives. . Improving Breast Cancer Screening Supplemental ultrasound screening for women at high risk for breast cancer can detect small node tumors that mammography may miss. Most Powerful HIV Drug! One of the most commonly prescribed triple-drug combinations for HIV is also the most effective, but a separate two-drug regime may work as well, new research reveals. Prostate Cancer Risk Varies by Race All prostate cancer risk is not created equal. According to a new study, compared to Caucasians, Hispanic men have among the lowest rates of prostate cancer of any ethnic group except Asians. Snapping Back From Whiplash If you’ve ever been in a rear-end collision, you may have been left with a painful condition called whiplash. . Help for Small Hearts For patients awaiting a heart transplant, it's a race against the clock.

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Beco Baby Carrier Recalls "Beco Butterfly" Infant Carriers Last Updated: 9:22 AM 04/23/08 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (Full Story)

Kentucky's Colorectal Cancer Rate Is One Of The Highest In The U.S. Last Updated: 8:48 AM 04/15/08 - Doctors and health advocates say the problem is usually linked to low screening rates. (Full Story)

Reports Of Illnesses At Easter Buffet Rises To 115 Last Updated: 8:28 AM 03/28/08 - Health officials say the number of people who have become ill after eating at a well-known Shelby County restaurant on Easter Sunday has increased to 115. (Full Story)

The Kitchen Inspection Last Updated: 1:00 AM 02/28/08 - We all know that our favorite restaurants are inspected regularly by health inspectors, but what about your kitchen? We take a home kitchen and put it to the same test that a health inspector would do in a commercial kitchen. (Full Story)

Former Open Heart Surgery Patient Reaches Out To Others Last Updated: 11:58 AM 02/20/08 - She endured the difficulty of open heart tragedy at just 12-years old. Now as an adult, she uses that experience to help others facing the same challenge. (Full Story)

UN Says "Tobacco Epidemic" Could Kill 1 Billion People In 21st Century Last Updated: 9:28 AM 02/08/08 - The World Health Organization says tobacco is responsible for 100 million deaths in the 20th century and is on pace to kill 1 billion people in the 21st unless governments intervene. (Full Story)

Flu Sickens The Bluegrass Last Updated: 6:27 PM 02/07/08 - The Kentucky Department of Health now says the flu is "widespread" throughout the Commonwealth. (Full Story)

Students Get Time Off To Get Well Last Updated: 8:16 AM 02/06/08 - Sickness, including the flu, continues to cause problems in school systems across the Commonwealth. (Full Story)

Survey Says Most KY Stores Don't Sell Tobacco To Minors Last Updated: 3:33 PM 01/10/08 - A survey by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services says about 94 percent of retailers complied with a law barring tobacco sales to anyone younger than 18. (Full Story)

Study: Chronic Worrying Increases Your Odds Of A Heart Attack Last Updated: 10:37 AM 01/08/08 - Chronic anxiety may be bad for your heart. (Full Story)

Kroger Recalls Light Caesar Dressing Over Mislabeling Last Updated: 9:10 AM 11/09/07 - Kroger is recalling its store brand Light Caesar Salad Dressing because of mislabeling that could be a danger to people with certain allergies. (Full Story)

Health Officials Investigate Possible Staph Infections Last Updated: 6:06 PM 10/23/07 - Health officials are trying to determine whether nine high school students and a jail inmate in Kentucky have contracted a strain of antibiotic resistant staph infections. (Full Story)

Latest Study Ranks Central Kentucky Healthiest: Check Your County Last Updated: 4:00 PM 09/17/07 - The latest checkup on the health of Kentucky's counties found people in central Kentucky are among the healthiest in the state. (Full Story)

Mattel Recalls 800,000 More Toys Worldwide Because Of Lead Paint On Eve Of Holiday Season Last Updated: 5:20 PM 09/05/07 - The third major recall by Mattel Inc. of lead-tainted Chinese toys has left the world's largest toymaker fighting to maintain its reputation as company shares fell sharply Wednesday. (Full Story)

Obesity Rates Climbed In Most States, Including Kentucky Last Updated: 8:37 AM 08/28/07 - Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline. (Full Story)

Mattel Recalling More Chinese-Made Toys Over Lead Paint In latest Blow To Toy Industry Last Updated: 12:42 PM 08/14/07 - Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets children can swallow or which could have lead paint. (Full Story)

Could Exotic Animals Be To Blame For Kentucky Woman's Mysterious Death? (updated) Last Updated: 5:54 PM 08/02/07 - A 22-year-old woman is dead, after doctors say she suddenly came down with an infection. Now officials are looking at exotic animals as a possible cause. (Full Story)

RECALL: Fisher-Price To Recall Almost A Million Toys Worldwide Because Of Lead In Paint Last Updated: 5:45 PM 08/02/07 - Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys - including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters - because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. (Full Story)

New Study Shows That Your Printer Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Last Updated: 5:00 PM 08/01/07 - A new study has identified the latest workplace hazard, and it may be sitting a few feet from your desk. (Full Story)

Senate Panel To Take Up Anti-Smoking Bill Wednesday A Senate panel is nearing a vote on a proposal to put tobacco under Food and Drug Administration regulation despite objections that such a move would only entrench the market position of the nation's No. 1 tobacco company. (Full Story)

RECALL NOTICE: Hot Dog Chili Sauce Sickens 4 And Leads To Rare Botulism Recall Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to the first cases of botulism in commercially canned foods in decades. (Full Story)

UK Hospital Stopping Medicare-Funded Heart Transplants The University of Kentucky's hospital has stopped performing Medicare-funded heart transplants after it failed to meet the minimum number of operations to qualify for reimbursement for the procedure. (Full Story)

After OxyContin Scare, Appalachian Addicts Turn to Hydrocodone "When I talk to people about this, I tell them, if your family's not been affected by this, you should go home and say a special prayer," says Kentucky Attorney General Gregory Stumbo. (Full Story)

Discovery Could Lead To More Effective Vaccines A new generation of more effective vaccines for many diseases may be possible due to a discovery by University of Louisville researchers. (Full Story)

Man With Rare Tuberculosis Quarantined Health officials say man with rare tuberculosis could have infected airline passengers (Full Story)

Methadone Leading Cause of Overdose Victims in Kentucky A state medical examiner's report says methadone is the prescription drug that was most frequently detected in the blood of fatal overdose victims. Methadone is commonly prescribed for treating patients suffering from chronic pain and medical professionals describe methadone as an effective tool for pain management. (Full Story)

Kentucky Joins Other States in Heart Disease and Stroke Study A public health network of 13 Appalachian states, including Kentucky, are targeting high rates of heart disease and stroke for study and action. (Full Story)

Dropping Mouth-to-mouth To Focus On Chest Presses is Better CPR, Japanese Study Suggests Chest compression - not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts. (Full Story)

Ozone Season Begins Last Updated: 5:19 PM 03/01/07 - The Division for Air Quality (DAQ) announces the beginning of ozone season, when harmful ground-level ozone - commonly known as smog - is most likely to form. (Full Story)

New Drug Detox Program Being Called A Breakthrough - Part One Last Updated: 4:53 PM 03/05/07 - It's being called a drug treatment breakthrough and some even say it makes them feel like they did the day before they first took drugs. (Full Story)

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