Anti-obesity program targets preschoolers, will expand to rural Kentucky next year

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The latest America's Health Rankings report ranks Kentucky as the 47th healthiest state, a fall ...

Five things you can start doing today to decrease your risk of getting diabetes, which affects one of every 10 Kentuckians

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Diabetes is a real problem in Kentucky and one that is not projected to get any better. You may be a...

Study finds Tylenol and rest not best remedy for an aching back; movement, breathing and a strong body is the answer

Tylenol and rest as a cure for back pain is a thing of the past, instead the preferred treatment is to keep moving, according to a news rele...

Students at elementary school in Bowling Green create walking trail to promote health and education

Ribbon cutting ceremony for walking trail Wednesday, Oct. 22 at T.C. Cherry Elementary School. Photo: Miranda Pederson/Daily News Students a...

Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity

Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture...

Researchers say aggressively treating pre-diabetes could stop or delay future diabetic complications

Treating pre-diabetes as if it is diabetes could delay or prevent future related health complications, according to doctors from three leadi...

Most overweight diabetics don't know how much to exercise for weight loss, and they don't exercise enough

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many overweight people with diabetes don't exercise enough for weight loss, and they also don...

Study shows students, especially those with ADHD, have improved academic performance after they exercise

Children do better in school when they aren't forced to sit still all day, especially those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its di...

W. Ky. elementaries use Baptist Health grants to join national program to fight childhood obesity; results encouraging

Two more West Kentucky schools have joined  Project Fit America , a fitness program that targets childhood obesity, to help its students bec...

Busy Woodford County girl is one of 20 youth ambassadors in national campaign against childhood obesity

Genna Ringler of Woodford County has been named to the youth advisory board of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation , a national anti-chi...

Choose a diet specific to your health needs, and recognize that even small changes will create a healthier you

Dieting doesn't just mean cutting back on calories anymore. Now you can choose a diet based on specific outcomes such as weight loss, he...

Pediatric therapist says ADHD rising because kids don't move their bodies enough; says they need to play outside

The percentage of children diagnosed with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is on the rise. While many reasons are ment...