Carbon Monoxide monitors are readily available at most hardware stores, and the price has dropped considerably in the past decade or so. I think I paid $30.00 for the one I purchased for my house back around 2010; they’re now… Read More ›
Health Concerns
It’s Cold & Flu Season – Stock Up on Necessities
From the Maine Emergency Management Agency. For colds and flu, sometimes the old remedies are the best — plenty of rest and plenty of fluids. Check your cupboards to see what you have on hand if someone in your family… Read More ›
From the Maine Office of Aging & Disability Services (OADS) re Releases, Liability & COVID-19
Reprinted as received. Releases, Liability, and COVID-19 August 17, 2020 As community programs and services reopen throughout the State following temporary closures or suspensions due to COVID-19, it has come to the Department’s attention that some MaineCare and OADS-funded Home… Read More ›
Hepatitis A Cases Rose Sharply in Kennebec, Aroostook and York Counties in 2019.
Hepatitis A Cases Rose Sharply in Kennebec, Aroostook, and York Counties in 2019 02/13/2020 10:49 AM EST A press release from Maine.gov. AUGUSTA – Maine saw a fivefold increase in hepatitis A cases last year, with the number of reported cases… Read More ›
Consumers Warned of Possible Exposure to Hepatitis A at Waterville (ME) Market
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION (CDC) 01/24/2020 02:21 PM EST AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have identified a case of… Read More ›
Gastroenteritis, Also Called the Stomach Flu
Since I’m in the middle of a nasty bout of this right now, which I apparently caught from my 2 year old grandson (whose symptoms were comparatively mild), it seemed worth posting this article from the Mayo Clinic. On checking… Read More ›
Lyme Cases Reported to Maine CDC in 2019 Reach Record High
My late husband was always out in the woods, and never used any kind of tick repellent. He did pick ticks off himself (and I picked a couple as well) but surprisingly, not as many as one might expect. I… Read More ›
Free Training: Addressing Tobacco Use in the Behavioral Health Population
From the Maine Department of Health & Human ServicesJanuary 15, 2020 Free Training for Behavioral Health Providers The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI,) on behalf of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and… Read More ›
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