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Alzheimer's Association More than two thirds of the 51,000 Kentuckians living in nursing homes in 2009 had some level of cognitive impairment, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The physical and emotional impact on caregivers is estimated at $144.6 million in increased health care costs in Kentucky alone.
Growing problem
An ever-increasing amount of the nation’s population is battling Alzheimer’s disease and as those numbers rise, so too do the numbers of people gripped by the disease without any help from a caregi...
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Contributed photo Mary Huff of the American Cancer Society (center), presents an award to Western Baptist Hospital for its support in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study 3. The hospital hosted the first series of enrollment and more than doubled their goal of participants with more than 420 people registered. (From left) Accepting the award were Bonnie Schrock, Western Baptist chief administrative officer; oncologist James Gould, M.D.; Betty Kuiper, nursing and institutional research coordinator; and Polly Bechtold, vice president of nursing.
Hospital honored for study participation
Mary Huff of the American Cancer Society (center), presents an award to Western Baptist Hospital for its support in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3. The hospital hosted the ...
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Some facts about teens and Type 2 diabetes
LOS ANGELES — Sobering news from a federally funded study of nearly 700 youths with Type 2 diabetes found that it’s extremely hard to keep the disease under control. Even a common diabetes pill fai...
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Associated Press Judith Garcia, 19, fills a syringe as she prepares to give herself an injection of insulin Sunday at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, Calif. A major study, released Sunday, tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed within a few years and 1 in 5 suffered serious complications.
Study: Teens have trouble managing diabetes
LOS ANGELES — New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have a very tough time keeping it under control. A major study, released Sunday, tested seve...
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Associated Press photo In a Wednesday, April 25, 2012 photo, cancer survivor Lawrence Gentner, 68, of Snellville, Ga., talks with his exercise group after a class, in Atlanta. A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's evidence that that may help the disease from returning. The American Cancer Society on Thursday issued new guidelines urging doctors to talk to their cancer patients about slimming down if they're fat, eating right and doing some exercise.
New guidelines urge cancer survivors to exercise, eat better
ATLANTA — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there’s strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New ...
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WHO: Measles deaths plummeted over decade
LONDON — The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about three-quarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others. Most of the de...
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Hope has come: Researchers see hopeful signs on eating disorders
LOS ANGELES — April Dunlap was 17 and weighed 165 pounds when she began a diet and exercise regimen. After three months, the 5-foot-5 teen had lost the 20 pounds she had hoped to shed. But she kept...
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Research promises diabetes advances
With advances in new medical technology helping to bolster research on a daily basis, people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes can have hope in new treatments for managing levels. Unlike people dia...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Terri Walters, radiation oncology nurse at Western Baptist Hospital, gets her blood drawn by Brett Meyers Tuesday as part of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3. Participants in CPS-3 complete surveys throughout the 20-to-30-year course of the study, allowing researchers valuable information about cancer causes and prevention.
Cancer study benefits from turnout
Officials were hoping for a large turnout for their national cancer prevention study and in the first round of enrollment, community participation more than doubled predictions. With a goal of 2...
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Procedures can cause sticker shock
CHICAGO — What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator — or a house. It’s a common, straightforward operation,...
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