Some providers say the rates have been static for years, and are so low that services are at risk.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Washington man 1st in U.S. to catch new virus from China
U.S. health authorities will add Chicago’s O’Hare airport and Atlanta’s airport to those that will screen passengers from Wuhan in central China.
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Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus
Chinese medical experts have confirmed transmission between family members, although how it occurred isn’t clear.
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China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
Three U.S. airports have started screening incoming passengers from central China.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England
Lyme disease vaccine for mice could help prevent human infections
Scientists completed a three-year study that gave vaccine-coated pellets to mice in the backyards of 32 homes, and results show a 26% drop in infection.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New autism center in Portland will aid underserved population
Maine Behavioral Healthcare’s facility opens in 2021 and will serve as many as 700 adult and pediatric patients with intellectual disabilities.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
USDA proposes more pizza and fries for school lunch, undoing Michelle Obama’s efforts
Under proposed rules, schools could cut back on fruits and vegetables, following a 2019 weakening of school nutrition standards for whole grain, nonfat milk and sodium.
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Average normal body temperature isn’t 98.6 anymore. It’s lower – and dropping, research shows
There’s new evidence that shows we’ve been cooling off since the 19th century when 98.6 was established as “normal.”
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Lyme disease cases in Maine hit a record high last year
The state had at least 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness in 2019, well above the 1,852 cases in 2018 – and more reports may come in.