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Jessamine County calendar of events
THURSDAY — The Jessamine County Senior Center will host a “Seniorcise” fitness program for adults 60 years of age and older. The 10-week session will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. and started April 23. The center is...
Tags: Nursing, YMCA, Epic (movie), Arts and Culture, Common
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No one ever said being a mom was going to be easy
I want to honor all mothers in this article. That includes the ones who were not able to bear children, but have taken the place of a mother to others in their lives. I have often wondered if one really knew all the hard work and heartaches motherhood...
Tags: Ear Infection, Allergies, Abusive Behavior
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Jessamine County Health Department says 40 percent of county homes tested are high in radon
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comIt’s no secret that smoking is the number-one cause of lung cancer in America, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The second-leading cause, according to the CDC, is something that can affect people without them even...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Dangers of secondhand smoke are many
County coronerSince I wrote about the harmful effects of smoking in April, I thought this would be a great time to cover the facts about secondhand smoke. Many people think this is just a political issue about who had the right to smoke, and who has the right to a...Tags: Pneumonia, Politics, Heart Disease, Leukemia, Human Rights
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School nurses seek community involvement
kpeek@amnews.comOngoing issues with lack of payment from the managed care organizations that operates Kentucky’s Medicaid system are putting a strain on health departments statewide. That, in turn, is causing a strain for school districts, many of which contract...Tags: Nursing, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health
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Birds and flowers mean spring is surely on its way
First of all, in this article I need to verify something I wrote in my last article. My sister informed me that Kentucky was voted as the 49th most unhealthiest state to live in and not the overall worst state to live in. This is due to the allergies...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Kentucky Wildcats, Physical Conditions, Health Treatments, Allergies
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Newtown massacre leads to security assessments nationwide
The Washington PostFor Lisa Betts and her husband, the conversation started Friday at their Silver Spring, Md., home, not long after they heard about the massacre that claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff members at a Connecticut school. How safe, they wondered,...Tags: Shootings, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Sharon, Columbine High School, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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UNCOMMON BOND: Siblings share rare genetic disorder
kpeek@amnews.comFor the Jennings family, the unknown is a real part of their lives. Vanessa, 11, and Jacob, 7, were diagnosed with a rare disease in 2008. At the time, Vanessa was 7 and Jacob just 2. Doctors had been testing Vanessa since she was about 2 years old in...Tags: Animal Planet (tv network), National Institutes of Health, Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections, Liver Disease
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Police blotter for Oct. 17
Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information used by the dispatcher to send officers to investigate complaints. It is not necessarily an indication of what the...
Tags: Hartland, Juvenile Delinquency, Politics, Walmart, Lobbying
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GOING GREEN: A closer look at nitrogen oxides
Contributing WriterLast week I began a two-part column about air pollution and discussed three of the six most common air pollutants as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. This week, I’ll take a look at the other three. As a refresher, the most common air...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Breastfeeding: The road to lifelong health
World Breastfeeding Week is always celebrated Aug. 1-7. During this week, we want to take the time to highlight the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. It has been proven that mothers do have more success breastfeeding their babies when they have...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Ear Infection
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CHILDREN'S CHATTER: Exercise is common trigger for asthma
Contributing columnistThe coughing and wheezing of asthma can affect anyone — in fact, nearly 10 percent of all Olympic athletes have been diagnosed with Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA). Almost 15 percent of children are affected by asthma, and about 90 percent of those...Tags: Wheezing, Symptoms, Physical Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pharmaceuticals
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