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	Hepatitis C Cases on the Rise in Northern Kentucky 1 Comment Last Updated: 2:13 PM 05/02/12 - Citing an increase in Hepatitis C cases, the Northern Kentucky Health Department and the Kentucky Department for Public Health are partnering to offer free testing for the disease. (Full Story)
	Give Someone a Fresh Start This Easter: Give Blood Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 3:44 PM 04/03/12 - Blood donations are needed now. (Full Story)
	House Approves Restrictions on Cold & Allergy Meds 7 Comments Last Updated: 10:55 PM 03/28/12 - Wednesday the Kentucky House of Representatives passed legislation that would limit access to medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in making meth. (Full Story)
	Sen. Rand Paul Wants to Replace Medicare 7 Comments Last Updated: 1:28 AM 03/17/12 - U.S. Senator Rand Paul reveals his plan to replace Medicare. (Full Story)
	Chandler Park Dental Care to Host Free Dentistry Day Last Updated: 1:06 PM 01/24/12 - Chandler Park Dental Care, will once again provide free dental care to anyone who needs it, at their second annual Smiles from the Heart event. (Full Story)
	Lawmaker Proposes Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban 20 Comments Last Updated: 2:41 PM 01/19/12 - Lexington representative pushing for the ban. (Full Story)
	UPDATE: City Commission Will Let American Legion & VFW Smoke 23 Comments Last Updated: 2:53 AM 12/22/11 - The city of Bowling Green will not appeal the ruling on the smoking ban at the American Legion and VFW. (Full Story)
	Woman in Critical Condition After Car Flips Down Embankment Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 2:08 AM 12/04/11 - A car flips several times down an embankment leaving one woman in critical condition. (Full Story)
	Trover Health, Baptist Negotiating Merger in Madisonville Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 3:55 PM 11/18/11 - A western Kentucky hospital has entered exclusive negotiations with Louisville-based Baptist Healthcare System about a merger. (Full Story)
	Elaine Walker to Undergo Radiation Treatments 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:27 PM 11/10/11 - Secretary of State Elaine Walker has recovered from a lumpectomy to remove a malignant breast tumor and now is preparing to undergo radiation treatments. (Full Story)
	March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Last Updated: 7:23 PM 11/04/11 - The Barren River District of the March of Dimes raised $25,500 to help premature babies. (Full Story)
	Local Breast Cancer Survivor Speaks Out Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 6:55 PM 10/13/11 - "It turns your life upside down, I mean it really does. You're just going along thinking everything is A-Okay and then out of the clear blue something like this happens," says Leslie Priest. (Full Story)
	No Men Allowed: Day For Women 4 Comments Last Updated: 10:54 PM 09/22/11 - No men were allowed today at the Carroll Knicely Center. It was the Medical Center's 14th annual day just for women, where motivational speakers, health presentations and of course a little shopping collided. (Full Story)
	Family Claims Son is Sick from Coal Ash 5 Comments Last Updated: 3:13 AM 07/20/11 - Living near a coal plant might be hazardous to your health. That's what one family in Louisville thinks. (Full Story)
	Commonwealth Health Foundation Open House Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 11:07 PM 06/21/11 - The commonwealth health foundation took time today to say thank you to everyone who has supported the hospitality house. (Full Story)
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Common antibiotic boosts death risk: study
A popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death, a US study said Wednesday.
Paralysed woman drinks coffee with thought-guided robot arm
Scientists in the United States have enabled a paralysed woman to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm, boosting hopes that tetraplegics may regain their independence.
High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO
One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries.
TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players.
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted drug therapy may help treat certain advanced cancers in children, a new preliminary study indicates.
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.