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	Weekly H1N1 Conference Call Held Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 9:07 PM 11/19/09 - The Barren River District Health Department held an H1N1 in-person conference call today. (Full Story)
	Kentucky Youths Fight Against Tobacco Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 8:05 PM 11/19/09 - The 2009 Regional Youth Tobacco Conference was held at WKU's Downing University Center today. (Full Story)
	Local Doctors Upset about Mammogram Recommendations 4 Comments Last Updated: 10:55 AM 11/18/09 - New recommendations have local doctors upset. One breast cancer survivor says she may not be alive today, if it weren't for her routine mammograms. (Full Story)
	State Employees to Pay More For Health Insurance 9 Comments Last Updated: 9:14 PM 11/10/09 - The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce says it's time for state employees and retirees to pay more for their health insurance. (Full Story)
	Nelson County Child 21st Kentucky H1N1 Flu Victim Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 7:09 PM 11/10/09 - A school-age child has become the 21st person in Kentucky to die from the H1N1 flu. (Full Story)
	Kentucky Swine Flu Death Toll Now Stands at 20 4 Comments Last Updated: 2:09 AM 11/10/09 - The Swine Flu, also known as H1N1, has claimed another Kentucky life. (Full Story)
	Warren County H1N1 Hotlines Last Updated: 8:05 PM 11/09/09 - If you still need to get your H1N1 flu vaccination you can call The Barren River District Health Department's new vaccine appointment hotline. (Full Story)
	Barren County Hosts H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 1:16 AM 11/07/09 - On Friday, Barren County joins a handful of other area counties in the Barren River district's ongoing effort to fight the H1N1 flu virus. (Full Story)
	Home Remedies for the Flu 2 Comments Last Updated: 3:56 AM 11/06/09 - We all know about the anti-viral medication, tami-flu, but what about home remedies? With flu season in it's prime it may be nice to know what some say are alternative methods to treating sickness. (Full Story)
	Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Vaccination Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 8:53 PM 11/05/09 - Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic, after the deaths of two more city residents from the flu. (Full Story)
	Logan County Doles Out H1N1 Vaccine 1 Comment Last Updated: 8:55 PM 11/05/09 - A handful of Barren River Health District counties have already helped fight the flu, by vaccinating their residents against H1N1. Now Logan County is doing the same. (Full Story)
	Logan County Hosts H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 4:32 PM 11/05/09 - A handful of Barren River district counties have already helped fight the flu by vaccinating their residents against H1N1. (Full Story)
	Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 4:28 PM 11/05/09 - Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic after the deaths of two more city residents from the H1N1 flu. (Full Story)
	First H1N1 Clinic in Bowling Green Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 9:01 PM 11/03/09 - The Barren River District Health Department's first H1N1 vaccination clinic for the public proves to be a success. (Full Story)
	What's the Cure? Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 7:11 PM 11/03/09 - No matter where you look these days health care reform is in the news. As lawmakers search for the best remedy for our ailing health care system, the people most affected by the cost of it all have plenty to say. (Full Story)
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Another Day, Another Confusing Jolt for Women: Delay Cervical Exams?
On the heels of the mammogram mess, women now given guidelines on pap smears.

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Less Frequent Pap Tests: Good for Women?
Dr. Marie Savard says changing cervical cancer screening recs is a welcome step.

Cancer - Cervical cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gynecologic
Swine Flu Activity Down in Many States
Many areas see flu levels decline, but the CDC warns it may not be over yet.

Health - Influenza - Infectious disease - Conditions and Diseases - Viral
Mammography Debate Has Raged for Decades
New screening guidelines have stirred controversy, but the debate is not new.

Mammography - Health - Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Communication
Celebs Protest Cancer Screening Guidelines
Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith, and Sheryl Crow oppose new recommendations.

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Learning While Sleeping May Not Be Crackpot Idea
A new study suggests sleeping may enhance our memories.

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Health Care's 'Public Option' Would Cover Little of Population
The Senate version of the public option would cover less than 1.5% of Americans.

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New Software Facilitates H1N1 Vaccine Distribution in Arizona
Director for the Maricopa Health Department said, "it would have quickly become impossible" without this software.

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'Ignore Them': Which Hospitals Are Skipping New Mammogram Rules?
Task force members aren't surprised that doctors ignored the new guidelines.

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2 Thumbs Down: America's Movie Snack Health
A new report cites the calorie and fat content of movie popcorn, other snacks.

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A Drink (or Nine) May Help Your Heart, Guys
Moderate -- or even heavy -- drinking may have heart benefits, researchers say.

Alcoholism - Health - Alcoholic beverage - Specific Substances - Heart disease
PHOTOS: Survivors: Mammogram Saved Me
New recs challenge their frequency; many women say mammograms saved their lives.

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Egyptian Mummies Had Clogged Arteries
Modern tests on mummies showed the ancient Egyptians fought heart disease too.

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For Rosa: Law to End 'Mentally Retarded' Slur
Md. boy says calling sister with Down syndrome a "retard" is wrong, offensive.

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Lightning's Mental and Physical Scars
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Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care (AP)
AP - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests (AP)
AP - A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said Tuesday.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC (AP)
AP - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
SEC accuses 4 people in alleged Ponzi scheme (AP)
AP - Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of fraud in an alleged $30 million Ponzi scheme that lured 300 investors nationwide in purported eco-friendly investments.
AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)
AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk (Reuters)
Reuters - A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows.
Spray May Delay Ejaculation (HealthDay)
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