Health
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
New Maine law imposes licensing fee on opioid manufacturers
The $55,000 will help pay for treatment and recovery programs.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
Americans drink more now than they did just before Prohibition
Federal health statistics show a rise in per-person consumption and increases in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths tied to drinking.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Portland residents healthier than state norm in some categories, less so in others, report says
They are less likely to smoke, binge drink or be obese, but more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted disease or die of a drug overdose.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2020
Ex-drug company executives face reckoning in opioid bribery case
The case against Insys Therapeutics is considered the first seeking to hold an opioid maker criminally liable for the ongoing drug crisis.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Unusual flu virus hitting children hard, and this season’s vaccine is a poor match
Experts say, however, that the vaccine still offers some protection against the B strain that is dominating flu activity across the U.S.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Maine unveils new tool to monitor exposure to radon
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it's providing a new online tool to help reduce residents' chance of radon exposure
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
House passes bill to force federal action on ‘forever chemicals’ with Pingree, Golden amendments
The bill would force the EPA to develop health standards for the substances and would add PFAS to the list of chemicals in the agency's ‘Safer Choice’ labels program.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Flu becomes widespread in Maine
Flu cases accelerated last week and are now being recorded in all 16 Maine counties, with York and Aroostook the hardest hit.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Study finds no strong sign linking baby powder and cancer
Thousands of lawsuits by women claim asbestos in the talc powder caused their ovarian cancer.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
You’ll never guess who helped to fund that controversial ‘keep eating red meat’ study
The Annals of Internal Medicine issued a correction about the researcher’s undisclosed conflict of interest with the meat industry.
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