A bill that would allow eligible businesses in Kentucky to operate cigar bars, which health organizations say could compromise public health, passed the House Local Government Committee Wednesday. House Bill 194 says a person can operate a cigar bar in Kentucky if they hold a valid alcoholic beverage license and patrons could smoke indoors or outdoors. […]
Tag: public health
Posted inPolitics
Another year, another attempt to push KY’s Juul settlement dollars to prevention, cessation
Millions of dollars flowing into Kentucky from an e-cigarette company settlement go straight to the state’s general fund, mixing with public taxes and other revenue. Republicans in both the House and Senate are trying again this year to redirect that money — and settlement dollars from any future, related litigation — into smoking and vaping prevention […]
Posted inNews
State health cabinet to ban sale, possession of ‘dangerous’ kratom derivative
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, in a Wednesday press conference, said 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, is a “powerful and addictive drug […]
Posted inUncategorized
BREAKING: Severe Respiratory Infection, Enterovirus 68, Hits NKU Campus
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — A staff member at Northern Kentucky University has contracted the severe respiratory illness Enterovirus 68, WCPO reported this morning.
Posted inUncategorized
High E. Coli Levels in Licking River Prompt Swimming Advisory
Licking River joining the Ohio River/Wikipedia As the holiday weekend approaches, Kentucky authorities have recommended avoiding recreational contact with a number of regional bodies of water, including the Licking River, from Banklick Creek to its confluence with the Ohio River.