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From the CHFS News Room
  • Tramadol Added to Kentucky Prescription Drug Monitoring System
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009
    The Cabinet for Health and Family Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is increasing efforts to monitor the types and amounts of potentially addictive prescription drugs dispensed to Kentuckians, recently becoming only the second state to add the drug Tramadol to its list of controlled substances.
  • It’s Time to End Cervical Cancer
    Monday, December 29, 2008
    More women in Kentucky should join the fight to end cervical cancer by getting vaccinated and undergoing regular screenings for the disease, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced today. Women age 9 to 26 years old can receive a vaccine to prevent the human papillomavirus (HPV) linked to cervical cancer.
  • Make Giving Up Tobacco Your News Year’s Resolution
    Monday, December 29, 2008
    Each year many people use the beginning of the new year to make positive changes in their lives. Some people will make resolutions to lose weight, get in shape, save money or quit smoking. If your New Year’s resolution is to remove tobacco from your life, Kentucky’s Tobacco Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669) can help you reach that goal.

 

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