Princess Health and Small steps can prevent Kentucky's No. 1 killer, heart disease.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Small steps can prevent Kentucky's No. 1 killer, heart disease.Princessiccia

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It is now February, which is American Heart Month and a perfect time to remind...

Princess Health and Improving Kentucky's mental health calls for the action of schools and doctors to identify children's mental health needs early.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Improving Kentucky's mental health calls for the action of schools and doctors to identify children's mental health needs early.Princessiccia

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Many people may think that addressing mental health needs in Kentucky relies mostly...

Princess Health and Common beliefs about obesity and weight loss found to be myths.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Common beliefs about obesity and weight loss found to be myths.Princessiccia

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Think going to gym class drives weight loss, or that breastfeeding protects a child...

Princess Health and Poor, rural mothers-to-be have high levels of stress, and few resources to help them handle it, small-scale study concludes.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poor, rural mothers-to-be have high levels of stress, and few resources to help them handle it, small-scale study concludes.Princessiccia

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Low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress, but lack...

Princess Health and Feds plan to let states impose co-payments on Medicaid patients above poverty level to encourage them to expand the program.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Feds plan to let states impose co-payments on Medicaid patients above poverty level to encourage them to expand the program.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsIf Kentucky expands its Medicaid...

Princess Health and Prescription-painkiller epidemic is spurred by societal shift, experts say: People think every problem has a pill for an answer.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Prescription-painkiller epidemic is spurred by societal shift, experts say: People think every problem has a pill for an answer.Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsThe prescription-painkiller epidemic stems...

Princess Health and Experts explain changes to state prescription-tracking system.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Experts explain changes to state prescription-tracking system.Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsThe Kentucky All-Schedule Prescription Electronic...

Princess Health and Ky. parents strongly favor increasing school dropout age, a step that could make future high-school students healthier.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Ky. parents strongly favor increasing school dropout age, a step that could make future high-school students healthier.Princessiccia

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A statewide poll has found that Kentucky parents overwhelmingly favor increasing...

Princess Health and FDA likely to make hydrocodone painkillers harder to prescribe.Princessiccia

Princess Health and FDA likely to make hydrocodone painkillers harder to prescribe.Princessiccia

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Prescription painkillers containing hydrocodone should be placed in a more restrictive...

Princess Health and Health reform will let insurers charge smokers up to 50 percent higher premiums, which is likely to have a big impact in Kentucky.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health reform will let insurers charge smokers up to 50 percent higher premiums, which is likely to have a big impact in Kentucky.Princessiccia

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"Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance" because the health-care...

Princess Health and Health departments prepare for challenges posed by health-care reform law.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health departments prepare for challenges posed by health-care reform law.Princessiccia

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No one really has a clue what changes from the health-care reform law will mean...

Princess Health and Poll shows registered voters in Ky. favor expanding Medicaid.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll shows registered voters in Ky. favor expanding Medicaid.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsA statewide poll last month found that...

Princess Health and Kentuckians think their children's generation will be less healthy and worse off economically than current working-age generation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentuckians think their children's generation will be less healthy and worse off economically than current working-age generation.Princessiccia

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Forty percent of Kentucky adults think their children's generation will be less...

Princess Health and Avoid virus-linked cancers, including cervical cancer, with shots.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Avoid virus-linked cancers, including cervical cancer, with shots.Princessiccia

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With a simple vaccine, you can avoid HPV-linked cancer, including cervical...

Princess Health and UK quickens drumbeat of tobacco-free policy through report line.Princessiccia

Princess Health and UK quickens drumbeat of tobacco-free policy through report line.Princessiccia

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The University of Kentucky promotes compliance and enforcement of its tobacco-free...

Princess Health and Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids.Princessiccia

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Tooth decay is children's most common chronic health problem, and the 2010 federal...

Princess Health and McConnell helped Amgen delay price limits on dialysis drug.Princessiccia

Princess Health and McConnell helped Amgen delay price limits on dialysis drug.Princessiccia

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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, whose public statements usually...

Princess Health and UK, not questioned mental-health agency, will run Eastern State.Princessiccia

Princess Health and UK, not questioned mental-health agency, will run Eastern State.Princessiccia

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Herald-Leader photo by Mark Mahan: Hospital nears completionThe University of Kentucky...

Princess Health and Poll shows depth of prescription drug abuse in Kentucky.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll shows depth of prescription drug abuse in Kentucky.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsOne-third of Kentucky adults have...

Princess Health and Williamsburg in line to pass smoking ban next month.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Williamsburg in line to pass smoking ban next month.Princessiccia

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An ordinance imposing a smoking ban in Williamsburg is ready for a City Council...

Princess Health and School nurses start getting scarcer, due to Medicaid problems.Princessiccia

Princess Health and School nurses start getting scarcer, due to Medicaid problems.Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsStudents in many Kentucky counties will find...

Princess Health and Participating in a clinical trial can give patients access to advanced health care.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Participating in a clinical trial can give patients access to advanced health care.Princessiccia

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Access to advanced care does not require big bucks or Cadillac insurance; it is...

Princess Health and Among health providers having difficulty with Medicaid managed care, Cumberland Valley District Health Department stands out.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Among health providers having difficulty with Medicaid managed care, Cumberland Valley District Health Department stands out.Princessiccia

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The financial struggle that recently led to 14 layoffs and an increase in furlough...

Princess Health and New U of L public-health dean has rural health background.Princessiccia

Princess Health and New U of L public-health dean has rural health background.Princessiccia

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Craig H. Blakely, dean at the School of Rural Public Health at Texas A&M University,...

Princess Health and Childhood obesity is linked to more immediate health problems than doctors formerly realized.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Childhood obesity is linked to more immediate health problems than doctors formerly realized.Princessiccia

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While a plethora of research on childhood obesity has linked it to long-term health...

Princess Health and Stress-Relief With ZUMBA�. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Stress-Relief With ZUMBA�. Princessiccia

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How to get rid of stress with ZUMBA� Fitness?Managing stress and relieving the symptoms...

Princess Health andSINGLETS ARE IN!.Princessiccia

Princess Health andSINGLETS ARE IN!.Princessiccia

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The new H+P Singlets are in, and they look sweet!$35 eachRequest yours today: s...