Oklahoma man showing progress week after receiving 2 transplanted hands at Kentucky hospital

Double hand transplant patient shows new hands

Burn victim has 2 new hands after 18-hour surgery at Ky. hospital; 3rd double transplant in US

Burn victim gets 2 new hands in 18-hour surgery

Ky. surgeons perform unusual double hand transplant; surgery updates posted on Twitter

Ky. surgeons perform rare double hand transplant

Deputy: Patient accused of shooting doc at Ky. clinic made threats after being denied drugs

Patient accused of shooting doctor at Ky. clinic

Police: Doctor shot, killed at medical clinic in southeastern Ky.; suspect in custody

Doctor shot to death at rural Ky. medical clinic

Kentucky’s 2 largest universities expand smoking, tobacco bans to create healthier campuses

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Omnicare 3rtd-quarter profit rises 13 percent as lower costs offset revenue decline

Omnicare 3Q profit rises 13 percent

COVINGTON, Ky. — Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 13 percent as lower costs and an income tax adjustment offset a dip in revenue.

Kindred posts 3Q profit and revenue ahead of Wall Street estimates, but outlook hits shares

Kindred turns 3Q profit, but outlook sinks shares

Ky. officials: 500 charged in attempt to halt illegal trafficking of prescription drugs

Hundreds arrested in Ky. prescription crackdown

Virginia officials to study impact of increasing elk population; cattlemen worry about disease

Va. to size up impact of increasing elk population

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia game officials will study the consequences of increasing the number of Rocky Mountain elk in the state’s remote southwest corner, a move opposed by cattle farmers fearful of the spread of disease.

Inspired by Kentucky’s success, Va. weighs plan to bring back elk to its southeastern hills

Va. may fill its own hills with Rocky Mountain elk

RICHMOND, Va. — More than 150 years after Virginia’s last native elk was killed, game officials may try to populate the state’s southwest corner with its bigger, buff-colored cousin — the Rocky Mountain elk.

Humana says it will cover full costs of swine flu vaccine for fully insured members

Humana covering swine flu vaccine costs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Health insurer Humana Inc. said Tuesday it will cover 100 percent of the costs of the swine flu vaccine for fully insured members, including those who don’t have a plan with immunization coverage.

Yum Brands Inc. shares slip because of weak US sales, despite profit rising fast abroad, in US

Yum Brands reports strong profit but shares slip

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Even though Yum Brands Inc. reported that its third-quarter profit rose 18 percent, the restaurant operator’s stock slipped Wednesday after it said U.S. sales are causing it heartburn as consumers keep cooking at home to save money.

Ohio considering bone, muscle injection in prison death chamber in wake of failed execution

Ohio considering bone, muscle for lethal injection

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is considering injecting lethal drugs into inmates’ bone marrow or muscles as an alternative to — or a backup for — the traditional intravenous execution procedure, a prisons department spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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