Anyone who would have been infected by the child would already have been sick, says the head of Maine’s CDC.
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Maine’s major hospitals have emergency plans to address Ebola
With a case in Texas already confirmed, officials here have received federal guidance and made plans for anyone with the virus.
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Drugmakers’ impact arouses concern
Some see conflicts as the pharmaceutical industry pays billions to doctors and hospitals.
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Research shows antibiotics may increase kids’ obesity risk
A new study points to broad-spectrum antibiotics taken in the first two years of life.
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Maine insurance co-operative accelerates plans to cover New Hampshire
Maine Community Health Options will offer health policies throughout New Hampshire in 2015, building on its success in the first year of the federal insurance marketplace.
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New respiratory virus could cause paralysis
Kids in Missouri and Colorado are experiencing symptoms as the disease continues to spread.
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Vitamin D may help prevent dumbing down with aging
The supplement apparently boosts the machinery that helps recycle and repackage signaling chemicals.
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Researchers seeking data on A-bomb test and cancer
The National Cancer Institute is counting cases that may be linked to the world’s first atomic bomb test almost 70 years ago at Trinity Site in New Mexico.
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Dry roasting, not peanuts, key to allergies, report says
Studies in mice show that the process causes an essentially harmless food to cause reactions in some.
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Study: Inflammation raises flu problem in pregnancy
Researchers say pregnant women may experience an inflammatory response that’s on overdrive.