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The Kentucky River Remote Area Medical (RAM) will provide free medical, dental and vision care to uninsured and underinsured people on December 6 at 7 at the Knott County Sportsplex. Registration will begin at 6 a.m. each day and services will be given on a first come, first served basis. More ... The Letcher County Health Department is giving free flu vaccine to all school age children for the 2008-2009 flu season. The vaccine is given by a mist sprayed in the nose call Flumist. This is not an injection. Permission forms and information on Flumist will be sent home by the school system and school nurse. More ... ATLANTA For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a study released by the vaccine's maker. The disease is genital warts — sexually transmitted, embarrassing and uncomfortable — but not life-threatening. More ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had a triple coronary artery bypass in April 1998. The vessel used for the grafts was taken from my leg. A cardiologist tells me that the leg vessel graft needs replacement in eight years. It is not as good as grafts taken from arteries in the arm or the chest wall. I feel fine. It has been 10 years since my operation. Am I living on borrowed time? More ... WASHINGTON Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. So concludes a major study in Head Start programs in Pennsylvania, research with implications for preschools and parents everywhere. More ... High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common but serious condition that often affects people with diabetes. Your doctor should be checking your blood pressure at every visit. Why is it important to keep blood pressure under control? More ... |
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