Ultraprocessed foods make up the bulk of the U.S. food supply and most Americans don’t go a day without eating some.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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Posted inHealth, New England
Deadly mosquito virus has Massachusetts towns urging people to stay in at night
The spread is rare, but serious: about 30% of people with the virus die, and many survivors have ongoing neurological problems.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Brunswick Landing is Maine’s biggest firefighting foam spill in 30 years
Maine has tried before to find out how much of this toxic substance is out there, or if it’s safely stored, but efforts have been largely ignored. Officials say they need lawmakers’ approval before they can make changes.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at home
Fauci was hospitalized for six days before he returned home from the hospital this week.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
New England Teamsters picket for United Ambulance, negotiating 1st contract since early 2023
Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Mosquitoes have a season and it’s getting longer in the Northeast
The Northeast, which has warmed faster than the rest of the country, saw the biggest jump in mosquito days.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
Posted inHealth
U.S. report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit linked to lower IQ in kids
Some of the studies reviewed in the report suggested IQ was 2 to 5 points lower in children who’d had higher exposures.