Portland Area Health Examiners
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Local mental health advocate Jason Renaud has filed for a seat on the Portland City Council. Renaud co-founded the Mental Health Association of...
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A blank book is one of the healthiest gifts to give. They can be used to keep the mind healthy by allowing the recipient to express pent...
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Vitamin D deficiency in kids is getting more attention. A recent cross country study sample suggests that most children in the U.S. have...
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More than 545,000 babies in the United States are born prematurely each year. That's nearly 1 in 8 babies who may face a lifetime of...
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Mary J Blige is a woman who has overcome many personal problems in her own life, including both addiction and abuse; despite Mary J...
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Organs for transplant are routinely tested for a variety of infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B and C among others) prior to...
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The minute you find out you are pregnant, you are probably feeling excited about what is to come, nervous about the unknown future,...
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An update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on December 19th included an announcement about a voluntary recall by...
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Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
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A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.