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- Huntington, America's Unhealthiest City
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Nearly half the adults in Huntington, W.Va.'s five-county metropolitan area are obese - an astounding percentage, far bigger than the national average in a country with a well-known weight problem.
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- Cough Medicine No-Nos
Drug companies says kids under 4 should not use their products.
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- Reusing Water Bottles
One of the best ways to stay cool is by drinking lots of water. But reusing water bottles may not be so healthy.
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- Smoking Ban Proposal Stalled In County Legislative Body
Somerset officials again discussed a proposed smoking ban, but took no action.
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- FDA Still Hunting Source Of Salmonella In Tomatoes
Federal health officials have not yet traced the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes.
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- Beco Baby Carrier Recalls "Beco Butterfly" Infant Carriers
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.
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- Kentucky's Colorectal Cancer Rate Is One Of The Highest In The U.S.
Doctors and health advocates say the problem is usually linked to low screening rates.
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- Reports Of Illnesses At Easter Buffet Rises To 115
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.
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- The Kitchen Inspection
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.
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- Former Open Heart Surgery Patient Reaches Out To Others
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.
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- UN Says "Tobacco Epidemic" Could Kill 1 Billion People In 21st Century
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.
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- Flu Sickens The Bluegrass
The Kentucky Department of Health now says the flu is "widespread" throughout the Commonwealth.
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- Students Get Time Off To Get Well
Sickness, including the flu, continues to cause problems in school systems across the Commonwealth.
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- Survey Says Most KY Stores Don't Sell Tobacco To Minors
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.
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- Study: Chronic Worrying Increases Your Odds Of A Heart Attack
Chronic anxiety may be bad for your heart.
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- Kroger Recalls Light Caesar Dressing Over Mislabeling
Kroger is recalling its store brand Light Caesar Salad Dressing because of mislabeling that could be a danger to people with certain allergies.
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- Health Officials Investigate Possible Staph Infections
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.
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- Latest Study Ranks Central Kentucky Healthiest: Check Your County
The latest checkup on the health of Kentucky's counties found people in central Kentucky are among the healthiest in the state.
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- Mattel Recalls 800,000 More Toys Worldwide Because Of Lead Paint On Eve Of Holiday Season
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.
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- Obesity Rates Climbed In Most States, Including Kentucky
Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline.
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- Mattel Recalling More Chinese-Made Toys Over Lead Paint In latest Blow To Toy Industry
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.
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- Could Exotic Animals Be To Blame For Kentucky Woman's Mysterious Death? (updated)
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.
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- RECALL: Fisher-Price To Recall Almost A Million Toys Worldwide Because Of Lead In Paint
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.
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- New Study Shows That Your Printer Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
A new study has identified the latest workplace hazard, and it may be sitting a few feet from your desk.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Man With Rare Tuberculosis Quarantined
Health officials say man with rare tuberculosis could have infected airline passengers
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Ozone Season Begins
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.
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- New Drug Detox Program Being Called A Breakthrough - Part One
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.
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