Oct 24 Health Alternative Breast Cancer Treatment Serves Kentucky Patients Weekly radiation treatment for breast cancer has proven to be just as effective as traditional, more frequent treatment, according to a clinical trial... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 24 Health Alternative Breast Cancer Treatment Serves Kentucky Patients Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 24 Local News Mobile Kitchen Rolls Through Smoketown to Bridge the Gap to Food Access A new mobile farmers' market has taken root in the Smoketown neighborhood. The Thorobred Nutrition Kitchen, officially unveiled Thursday, is a... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 24 Local News Mobile Kitchen Rolls Through Smoketown to Bridge the Gap to Food Access Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 22 Health Drink Pyramid Aims to Combat Kentucky’s ‘Pop Culture’ Frustrated with high rates of tooth decay in children in Eastern Kentucky, dentist Nikki Stone decided to develop an educational tool for parents and... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 22 Health Drink Pyramid Aims to Combat Kentucky’s ‘Pop Culture’ Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 14 Health Louisville Should Worry About the Flu (Not Ebola), Family Doctor Says A survey released last week by Harris Poll/Health Day found that 55 percent of Americans view Ebola as some level of a health threat to the U.S. But... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 14 Health Louisville Should Worry About the Flu (Not Ebola), Family Doctor Says Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 13 Health Questions and Answers About Farms and Eating Locally in Louisville Kentucky has 85,300 farms—and Louisville has a healthy demand for what the farmers produce, advocates of local foods say. This past weekend, experts and... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 13 Health Questions and Answers About Farms and Eating Locally in Louisville Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 10 Health Louisville’s Local Food Movement Under the Microscope Experts and advocates from across the country are gathering this weekend in Louisville and exploring the local food movement. The 15th Annual Healthy... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 10 Health Louisville’s Local Food Movement Under the Microscope Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 10 Health Louisville Health Officials Say Kentucky Is Prepared for Ebola The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued enhanced screenings at five U.S. airports amid concerns that passengers traveling from Ebola... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 10 Health Louisville Health Officials Say Kentucky Is Prepared for Ebola Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 9 Health 5 Takeaways from the Southern Obesity Summit in Louisville Holding a conference in the state with the fifth-highest obesity rate in the U.S. only seemed fitting. The annual Southern Obesity Summit was this week... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 9 Health 5 Takeaways from the Southern Obesity Summit in Louisville Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 8 Health As E-Cigarette Bans Gain Steam Across State, No Such Plans in Louisville Lexington could soon become the eighth city in Kentucky to ban e-cigarettes, but it doesn't look like Louisville will follow suit anytime soon. The... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 8 Health As E-Cigarette Bans Gain Steam Across State, No Such Plans in Louisville Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 7 Health City Launches Real Time Website To Track Louisvillians’ Health Louisville Metro on Tuesday launched a new online tool to track community goals for improving residents' health over the next six years. The website,... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 7 Health City Launches Real Time Website To Track Louisvillians’ Health Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 6 Health Obesity is a Major Reason 73 Percent of Young Kentuckians Can’t Join the Military, Report Says Obesity is the leading cause of why 73 percent of young Kentucky adults are ineligible for military service, according to a report released Monday. The... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 6 Health Obesity is a Major Reason 73 Percent of Young Kentuckians Can’t Join the Military, Report Says Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 3 Health How to Improve Louisvillians’ Health, According to Louisvillians How do we improve the overall health of Louisvillians? During the last day of IdeaFestival, Mayor Greg Fischer invited people to his makeshift office at... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 3 Health How to Improve Louisvillians’ Health, According to Louisvillians Ja'Nel Johnson