The area is home to some of the nation’s most vocal anti-vaccination activists, and lax laws exempt virtually any child from state requirements whose parents object.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Philip Morris attempts to burnish ailing image
But the tobacco giant still has a strong foil in the World Health Organization.
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Massachusetts medical device maker’s earnings up 17%
Boston Scientific Corp. increased its full-year earnings in 2018.
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‘Time for our state to recover’: Mills signs order to combat opioid crisis
The governor orders the purchase of 35,000 doses of overdose-reversing naloxone; integration of medication-assisted treatment into the criminal justice system; and creation of a statewide network of 250 recovery coaches.
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Bill calls for 4 mental health centers to be alternative to emergency rooms
The National Alliance on Mental Illness backs the measure calling for four ‘assessment centers’ for stays as long as three days.
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State dismisses remaining complaints against Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax
The dismissal means that, in three years of investigations and hearings, the state never found a single instance to show the longtime dentist did anything improper.
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Protesters rally at State House as lawmakers seek solution to ban on CBD products
More than 100 people turn out to protest the state’s removal order, and Democratic Rep. Craig Hickman of Winthrop introduces a bill to legalize sales of cannabidiol in Maine.
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Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana
A study published in the journal Health Affairs analyzed data from 15 states among the 30 that have medical marijuana programs.
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Supreme Court puts off decision on restrictive Louisiana abortion law
The law requires any physician providing abortion services to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the procedure.
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Vietnam veteran feels displaced by shutdown of Togus VA outpatient dialysis center
A temporary shutdown of the outpatient center occurred after the sudden departure of its nursing staff.