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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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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Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
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Gov. Mills urges federal help on climate change for smaller, rural states
In a letter, she asks Congress to focus more on offshore wind, renewable energy and weatherization.
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Freeport High School now has 10 confirmed cases of pertussis
School officials hope the district’s winter vacation will break the cycle of cases in the student body.
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Study estimates that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030
About 24% will have severe obesity, which is ‘poised to become as prevalent as overall obesity was in the 1990s,’ the authors write.
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Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul
Congress is moving ahead with legislation that would raise the age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
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Freeport High School reports 2 more cases of pertussis
State health officials this week confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious preventable disease at the school.
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Vaping among Maine high school students nearly doubled in just 2 years, survey shows
The increase prompted Gov. Janet Mills to call for more education and the elimination of a provision in state law that allows some people under 21 to buy tobacco.
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Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades
The Women’s Health Initiative study was stopped in 2002 when researchers surprisingly saw more heart problems and breast cancers among hormone users.