The state had at least 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness in 2019, well above the 1,852 cases in 2018 – and more reports may come in.
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New Maine law imposes licensing fee on opioid manufacturers
The $55,000 will help pay for treatment and recovery programs.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.