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Eastern Kentuckians working to improve health rankings

Updated: 02/04/2013 - Studies show Eastern Kentucky is one of the most unhealthy regions in the state, and now some people in Pike County are trying to fight back.

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New cancer blood test

Updated: 01/06/2011 - Scientists in Boston joined forces with Johnson & Johnson Monday to announce the development of a new blood test to detect cancer.

Whooping Cough cases increase

Posted: 12/08/2010 - The number of people coming down with the whooping cough is going up and now health officials are urging Kentuckians to get vaccinated.

Beware of Bed Bugs

Posted: 11/11/2010 - State officials had to shut down the Corbin Career Center this week due to a bed bug infestation.

Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA

Posted: 09/30/2010 - LONDON (AP) - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children - the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new study says.

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Ivanhoe Medical Breakthroughs

  • Intravenous Nutrition Within 24 Hours Doesn’t Improve Survival
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Gordon S. Doig, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Sydney, Australia, have discovered that the early provision of intravenous nutrition among critically ill patients with contraindications to early use of enteral nutrition (like through a feeding tube) did not result in significant differences in day-60 mortality or shorter ICU stay, compared with standard treatment.
  • Depression and Migraines may Lead to Smaller Brain Size
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People with a history of migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes when older, compared to those who have one or neither of these conditions.
  • Treatment for Cocaine Addiction?
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The way cocaine affects the brain on a molecular level may shed new light on treatment for addiction, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
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