Princess Health and State prescription drug databases like KASPER cut back doctor shopping and drug abuse, new study shows.Princessiccia

Princess Health and State prescription drug databases like KASPER cut back doctor shopping and drug abuse, new study shows.Princessiccia

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Photo by iStockphotoResearch from the University of North Carolina indicates drug...

Princess Health and Major newspapers publish reflections, reactions and details (including videos) on new law that will fight 'pill mills'.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Major newspapers publish reflections, reactions and details (including videos) on new law that will fight 'pill mills'.Princessiccia

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Reflections on the new law to fight "pill mills" are in both of Kentucky's major...

Princess Health and Tonsillectomies not necessary much of the time; among $158 billion spent each year on unnecessary health care.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Tonsillectomies not necessary much of the time; among $158 billion spent each year on unnecessary health care.Princessiccia

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Photo by Matthew Staver, BloombergTonsillectomies are the most common procedure...

Princess Health and Couple loses combined 347 pounds in 2 years, pretty simply; similar success stories are always compelling.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Couple loses combined 347 pounds in 2 years, pretty simply; similar success stories are always compelling.Princessiccia

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"When Art and Betty Halcomb look at each other, they still have a hard time believing...

Princess Health and Floyd County woman is Kentucky's smoke-free advocate of year.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Floyd County woman is Kentucky's smoke-free advocate of year.Princessiccia

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For her work spreading the word about second-hand smoke and founding the coalition...

Princess Health and Measles is still around; rate in 2011 was highest in 15 years.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Measles is still around; rate in 2011 was highest in 15 years.Princessiccia

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Measles virus (Photo by Scott Camazine/CDC/Getty Images)In 2000, the Centers for...

Princess Health and Beshear OKs prescription bill, telling pill mills, 'Get out of this state'.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Beshear OKs prescription bill, telling pill mills, 'Get out of this state'.Princessiccia

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Saying it couldn't get to his desk quickly enough, Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill...

Princess Health andCongrats to all of the H+P athletes who raced this weekend!.Princessiccia

Princess Health andCongrats to all of the H+P athletes who raced this weekend!.Princessiccia

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Yonge Street 10km Results  (Canada Running Series) - Dale, who just started...

Princess Health and Nearly half of Kentuckians keep guns in their home, and 9 percent keep a gun loaded and unlocked.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Nearly half of Kentuckians keep guns in their home, and 9 percent keep a gun loaded and unlocked.Princessiccia

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Forty-five percent of Kentucky adults keep a gun or other firearm in their home,...

Princess Health and Mayor will propose smoking ban in Hopkinsville, largest Kentucky city without one.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Mayor will propose smoking ban in Hopkinsville, largest Kentucky city without one.Princessiccia

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The largest Kentucky city that has not banned smoking in public places may change...

Princess Health and April 28 is National Drug Take-Back Day; three Kentuckians die each day from prescription drug abuse.Princessiccia

Princess Health and April 28 is National Drug Take-Back Day; three Kentuckians die each day from prescription drug abuse.Princessiccia

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April 28 is National Drug Take-Back Day, with Kentuckians encouraged to dispose...

Princess Health and Appalachian hospital chain, facing loss of 25,000 Medicaid patients, sues managed-care firms and state.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Appalachian hospital chain, facing loss of 25,000 Medicaid patients, sues managed-care firms and state.Princessiccia

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"Appalachian Regional Healthcare, the largest health care system in Eastern Kentucky,...

Princess Health and Pill-mill bill passes; attorney general won't get drug-monitoring system but narcotic-prescribing doctors will have to use it.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Pill-mill bill passes; attorney general won't get drug-monitoring system but narcotic-prescribing doctors will have to use it.Princessiccia

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House Speaker Greg Stumbo, center, walkswith House budget committee chair RickRand...

Princess Health and Kentucky's pill mill fight makes headlines in Wall Street Journal.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky's pill mill fight makes headlines in Wall Street Journal.Princessiccia

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A man gets arrested at a pain clinic in Lexington.Photo by Charles Bertram for the...

Princess Health and Hospitals get antsy about leasing space to fast-food chains.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Hospitals get antsy about leasing space to fast-food chains.Princessiccia

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McDonald's has space in the Cleveland Clinic. (AP photo)While the U.S. Department...

Princess Health and Poll finds parents overwhelmingly support more nutritious school food; USDA expected to issue new guidelines.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll finds parents overwhelmingly support more nutritious school food; USDA expected to issue new guidelines.Princessiccia

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Photo by Reuters' Lucy NicholsonChocolate bars, Cheetos and cheesy fries may soon...

Princess Health and As U.S. teen birthrate reaches 70-year low, Ky. still 7th highest.Princessiccia

Princess Health and As U.S. teen birthrate reaches 70-year low, Ky. still 7th highest.Princessiccia

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The teenage birth rate nationwide is the lowest in nearly 70 years, but Kentucky's...

Princess Health and Kids needs to cut out an average of 41 calories a day to stop gaining weight.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kids needs to cut out an average of 41 calories a day to stop gaining weight.Princessiccia

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Children and teens need to cut their food intake an average of only 41 calories...

Princess Health and 1 in 4 grandparents keep meds where kids can reach them.Princessiccia

Princess Health and 1 in 4 grandparents keep meds where kids can reach them.Princessiccia

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A new poll shows nearly one in four grandparents say they store prescription medicines...

Princess Health and Where you live can affect your weight, studies find.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Where you live can affect your weight, studies find.Princessiccia

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A child's weight can be determined in part by what neighborhood he or she grows...

Princess Health and A healthy recess during school can cut down on bullying, improve learning, study finds.Princessiccia

Princess Health and A healthy recess during school can cut down on bullying, improve learning, study finds.Princessiccia

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New research shows a healthy recess period during the school day can cut down on...

Princess Health and University of Louisville delays choosing hospital partner.Princessiccia

Princess Health and University of Louisville delays choosing hospital partner.Princessiccia

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To allow time for more "discussions and negotiations," the University of Louisville...

Princess Health and NIGHTMARE PATIENTS ON THE HCG PROTOCOL. Princessiccia

Princess Health and NIGHTMARE PATIENTS ON THE HCG PROTOCOL. Princessiccia

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There is predictability to whether or not people are going to be difficult to work...

Princess Health and Fighting prescription drug abuse back on legislative agenda.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Fighting prescription drug abuse back on legislative agenda.Princessiccia

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As expected, finding a way to fight prescription drug abuse was back on the legislative...

Princess Health and Online training could help rural doctors offer better mental health care.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Online training could help rural doctors offer better mental health care.Princessiccia

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More than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary-care level,...

Princess Health and Pill-mill bill does not pass as legislative session ends in failure; special session starts Monday.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Pill-mill bill does not pass as legislative session ends in failure; special session starts Monday.Princessiccia

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Though it's considered by experts as the most important bill needed this year, the...

Princess Health and Docs must stop over-prescribing pain pills, summit speakers say.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Docs must stop over-prescribing pain pills, summit speakers say.Princessiccia

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When a statistic showed the number of opioid prescriptions increased from...

Princess Health and Troubling statistics discussed at prescription-drug summit.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Troubling statistics discussed at prescription-drug summit.Princessiccia

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Staggering statistics were revealed this week at the Orlando-based National Rx Drug...

Princess Health and Diabetes can cause gum disease and tooth decay.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Diabetes can cause gum disease and tooth decay.Princessiccia

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Though it's commonly known that diabetes can affect organ function and eyesight,...

Princess Health and Beshear vetoes parts of budget, but health spending is intact.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Beshear vetoes parts of budget, but health spending is intact.Princessiccia

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Though Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed 45 parts of the state budget yesterday evening,...

Princess Health andRunning Seminar Series.Princessiccia

Princess Health andRunning Seminar Series.Princessiccia

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Join Dr. Sean Delanghe of H+P at CrossFit Kitchener for a 3-part seminar series...

Princess Health and Beshear tells national audience legislature should pass pill-mill bill.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Beshear tells national audience legislature should pass pill-mill bill.Princessiccia

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Today, Gov. Steve Beshear again called on legislators to pass a bill Thursday that...

Princess Health and U of L researcher gets $3.4 million to replicate studies of stem cells for heart treatment.Princessiccia

Princess Health and U of L researcher gets $3.4 million to replicate studies of stem cells for heart treatment.Princessiccia

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Dr. Roberto Bolli of the University of Louisville has received a $3.4 million...

Princess Health and Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Florida, organized by Ky. group, set to start as lobbying on 'pill-mill bill' continues to ramp up.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Florida, organized by Ky. group, set to start as lobbying on 'pill-mill bill' continues to ramp up.Princessiccia

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By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health NewsAs a bipartisan group of political leaders pushes...

Princess Health and Pain-pill problem has spread to new areas from Appalachia.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Pain-pill problem has spread to new areas from Appalachia.Princessiccia

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Sales of hydrocodone (the key ingredient of Vicodin, Norco and Lortab) and oxycodone...