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Rules are there to protect pets and people alike
Have you ever experienced any rules, policies, protocols and regulations with regards to your pets? Most of us are used to certain rules and regulations such as no pets allowed in a particular hotel or pets must be on a leash in a recreational park....
Tags: Pets, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry
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Winchester physician loses medical license
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure issued an emergency suspension of the license of a Winchester doctor who allegedly overprescribed painkillers to a woman with whom he was having an affair, according to the order issued last week. Dr. Quentin...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Suboxone (drug), Chemical Industry, Theft, High Blood Pressure
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Catalent Pharma Solutions project may create 30 jobs in Winchester
The Winchester-Clark County Planning Commission unanimously approved a final development plan for a proposed expansion to Catalent Pharma Solutions Tuesday evening. Located at 1100 Enterprise Drive in the Winchester Industrial Park, Catalent...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry
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Focusing on STDs: Vaccines now available to prevent, reduce risk of HPV in adolescents
April is sexually transmitted disease Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to STDs in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations an opportunity to address ways to prevent...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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To smoke or not to smoke?
County coronerHaving worked as a respiratory therapist for more years than I care to count, I have seen the debilitating effects of tobacco in the lives of those who choose to smoke. My role in dealing with those suffering the effects ranged from education aimed at...Tags: Heart Failure, Quitting Smoking, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, COPD
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McDowell Place offering health care decisions educational series
McDowell Place of Danville will host a health care decisions educational series beginning April 9. The free educational programs are designed for seniors and they focus on helping individuals make informed decisions about their health care. The...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Long Term Care
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Danville traffic stop yields heroin, cocaine
smojica@amnews.comDuring a traffic stop Friday morning, Boyle County deputy sheriffs arrested a Lexington man for alleged possession of heroin and crack cocaine. Darius L. Hale, 30, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Chemical Industry, Heroin, Cocaine
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Attorney General Conway takes anti-pain pill talk to George Rogers Clark
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway warned students at George Rogers Clark¿High School that they risk their lives and futures if they take medications not prescribed for them by a doctor. “We’ve lost an entire generation to prescription...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Addiction, Prescription Drugs, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry
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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Prescription Drugs, Environmental Pollution, Chemical Industry
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Pet Corner: How do you get rid of fleas and ticks on your pets?
There are some topics with regards to pets and their health that pet owners never seem to get enough of. External pet parasites such as fleas and ticks happen to be one of those topics of concern. One reason for the constant need to discuss fleas and...
Tags: New Products, Babesiosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Lyme Disease
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Central Kentucky drug addicts turning to heroin
smojica@amnews.comNow that law enforcement officials and doctors have cracked down on the abuse of prescription painkillers, a growing number of central Kentucky drug addicts are turning to heroin. “We’ve been finding heroin here, and officers in Lincoln...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Percocet (drug), Drug Trafficking, Hydrocodone (drug), Chemical Industry
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Hospice Cares: Heart disease presents itself in unusual ways with women
Contributing writerFebruary is the month devoted to matters of the heart, so it’s a great time to consider the health of this vital organ. Heart disease once was mostly associated with men, but today it is the No. 1 killer of women, accounting for half a million...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry
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