Lawmakers will consider better training standards for people who are mandated to report suspected child abuse, as well as more access to school attendance and other records for human services caseworkers.
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CDC issues alert about salmonella tied to chicken, ducks in backyard flocks
The infections are linked to contact with the animals, and so far one case has been reported in Maine.
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Most adults under 21 can no longer buy tobacco in Maine
Lawmakers last year overrode a veto by Gov. Paul LePage and passed the law.
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Norovirus caused the illnesses that prompted Bridgton to close Woods Pond Beach
The Maine CDC says the highly contagious virus is what sickened 97 people this month after they visited the beach or came in contact with someone who did.
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High blood pressure in elderly could lead to dementia, study suggests
But the findings do not prove cause and effect or provide a comparison of rates of dementia or its most common form, Alzheimer’s – those results will take longer.
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Marijuana a miracle cure? Think again.
Online comments are fueling false claims about cannabis.
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Study adds fresh grounds for drinking coffee, even 8 cups a day
Caffeine fans in Britain were 10-15% less likely to die than abstainers over a decade. It’s not clear why, but it could be the antioxidants.
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UMaine researchers get NIH grant to study immune response to flu virus
More than 9,000 cases and 82 deaths from the virus were recorded in Maine during the last flu season, the worst in 5 years
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Medical milestone: US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures
The new medication enters an increasingly complicated legal environment for marijuana.
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Sobering report teases out factors behind rise in suicide rates
Among the stark numbers in the federal report was the one signaling a high number of suicides among people without a known mental health condition.