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.
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More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals
Deaths in nursing homes also have declined, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Pertussis outbreak reported at Freeport High School
Three cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported at the school in the last two weeks, and Maine has recorded 337 cases statewide through October.
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Maine flu map: Cases still widespread, and more schools hit
More cases but fewer hospitalizations than Maine’s most recent severe flu season.