Electric stimulators are more dangerous than many patients know, an investigation finds.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Thanksgiving serves up record-low temperature in Portland, but hardy runners aren’t fazed
As many as 1,500 sign up for the annual 4-Miler downtown despite a low of 6 degrees.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Politics
LePage plans to appeal court order for immediate steps to expand Medicaid
Justice Michaela Murphy says the governor can’t ignore the will of the people who passed the law extending health care coverage to as many as 80,000 low-income Mainers.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Health
That Caesar salad could make you sick, says CDC, which urges consumers to avoid all romaine
A new outbreak of illnesses caused by E. coli contamination – none have been reported in Maine – triggered the warning for consumers to throw away any of the lettuce they have.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
L.L. Bean’s Gorman family donates $4 million for new lobby in Maine Med expansion
The lobby will be named after former Bean president Leon Gorman, and the donation toward a modern medical services facility is a gift ‘to the people of Maine,’ his widow says.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New whooping cough cases jumped in October, to highest monthly total of 2018
York County continues to be a hot spot for the infectious disease, and low vaccination rates are thought to be a factor.
Posted inFood, Health, Nation & World
Why a salmonella outbreak shouldn’t ruin your Thanksgiving
The bacteria is widespread in poultry but cooking meat thoroughly will kill it.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Mills administration to consider keeping Maine-based emergency preparedness system
A spokesman for the incoming governor says the $700,000 contract to send the work to a North Carolina company will be reviewed.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World
FDA unveils sweeping effort to reduce vaping and smoking by minors
The agency targets e-cigarettes, flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.
