JBS Tolleson in Arizona had recalled about 7 million pounds of beef in October for fear that it was contaminated with salmonella.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
More patients expected as more doctors sign on to treat opioid use disorder
A Maine Medical Association campaign to coax more primary care doctors to offer medication-assisted treatment has paid off, but Medicaid expansion will test Maine’s capacity to meet the demand.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. urged to send experts into Ebola hot zone
U.S. experts have been sidelined for weeks, ordered away from the region because of security concerns.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Suicide, overdose rates driving U.S life expectancy down
Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, according to the CDC.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosis
Researchers find the rate of diagnosis is a third higher in August-born kids than in September-born kids.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Massabesic Middle School student diagnosed with chicken pox
RSU 57 says the single case has been confirmed by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Affordable Care Act enrollment drops sharply in Maine
Early enrollment figures show a decline of more than 30 percent compared with a year ago.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
LePage requests stay of judge’s order to implement Medicaid expansion
The governor, who has consistently fought any growth in the Medicaid program, files the motion just five weeks before Gov.-elect Janet Mills is expected to implement expansion upon taking office.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
American Red Cross faces blood shortage
The Red Cross aims to have a five-day supply on hand, but has less than a three-day supply now.
Posted inCops & Courts, Health, Maine, News
Lewiston police tell mobile needle exchange program to halt distribution
The program, which its founder calls the Church of Safe Injection, is violating a state law that prohibits people from distributing hypodermic needles, police say.