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Letters to the editor: Oct. 3, 2011
Taxpayers should speak up
Dear Editor,
Since when did it become the responsibility of the taxpayers to pay for 138 city employees to get flu shots? When did it become the taxpayer's responsibility to pay for coffee, boots, T-shirts, coats and employees...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Employees, Health Insurance, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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Fall signals beginning of flu-shot season
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comFall means shorter days, brighter colored trees and foliage. Fall also signals the kickoff of the flu-shot season, and the Jessamine County Health Department is urging residents to get the shot. “If you get a flu shot, it lasts for about a year,&...Tags: Vaccines, Chills, Nursing Homes, Fever, General Practitioners
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Flu clinic planned in Danville
Boyle County Health Department will give flu shots during a clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church on Waveland Avenue. The cost is $20.
Adults and children age 4 and up can receive the vaccine at the clinic. Children under age 4 must go...Tags: Humana Incorporated, Cigna Corporation, Flu Vaccine, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Aetna Inc.
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Clark County schools seek to boost attendance throughout the district
The Winchester SunIn an effort to try to boost daily average attendance, Clark County Public Schools began a “Focus on Attendance” initiative this year. The program recognizes the school with the highest attendance figures for each 20-school-day-month, and...Tags: Services and Shopping, School Examinations, Groceries, Grocery Coupons
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Health: Great American Smokeout gives smokers a chance to kick the habit
Could this be the first day of your life without tobacco or cigarettes? Are you thinking about becoming a nonsmoker, but don’t know when to start? The American Cancer Society is marking the 36th annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 17 by...Tags: Cancer, Health, Heart Attack, Mayo Clinic, Health Treatments
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Winchester-Clark County parks board to study lease agreement costs
The Winchester SunThe Winchester-Clark County Parks Board selected a committee Monday to take a close look at all its lease agreements with groups renting parks facilities to ensure costs are being covered. Board member Bob Jackson made the motion to form the committee...Tags: Students, Insurance, Soccer, Employees, Health Insurance
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Jessamine site of first confirmed case of flu in state
news@jessaminejournal.comThe colder weather is moving into Jessamine County, and so are the germs. The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Wednesday that Jessamine County was home to the season’s first “lab-confirmed case of influenza” in the state....Tags: Vaccines, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Government Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
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Reasons stack up to get flu vaccination
Journal ColumnistI tend to be a homebody. Not much truly exciting ever happens to me, and I usually like it that way. This past Saturday’s trip to Lexington was a treat, and I looked forward to a day “on the town.” One stop was at a clinic giving free...Tags: Vaccines, Flu Vaccine, Preventative Medicine, Health, Swine Flu
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New laws go into effect Wednesday
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comSenate Bill 110, which would allow optometrists to perform some uncomplicated medical procedures currently reserved for ophthalmologists, officially becomes law on Wednesday, June 8. The new law will allow optometrists to perform a variety of simple...Tags: Defense, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Firearms, Surgery
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Mayfield: 2011 session accomplished many things
The gavel has fallen on another session of the General Assembly as we adjourned last week. Although the issue of a shortfall in Kentucky’s Medicaid budget remains, we still passed nearly 100 pieces of legislation during the 2011 session.
A number of...Tags: Defense, Politics, Firearms, Laws, Health Insurance
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Health Department has free flu vaccine
The Clark County Health Department has received some free injectable flu vaccine doses for persons 4 years of age and older.
These will be given on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Health Department between 8:30 a.m. and noon or until the supply is depleted....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Flu Vaccine, Preventative Medicine, Health
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News briefs for Jan. 28
Church giving away winter coats
Church the Head Missionary Church at 845 E. Main St., Danville, will provide warm coats for anyone needing one. The coats will be given away from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Monday at the church.
Flu mist available at...Tags: Asthma, Physical Conditions, Thyme, Health, Hormones and Metabolism
Oct 3, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Oct 5, 2011
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Oct 17, 2011
|Story| AM News
Oct 25, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Nov 14, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Nov 15, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Nov 10, 2011
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Nov 16, 2011
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Jun 7, 2011
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Mar 17, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Jan 30, 2011
|Story| Winchester Sun
Jan 29, 2011
|Story| AM News
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