Health
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected
Attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have stalled.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Lung illness tied to vaping has killed 5, may be a ‘worrisome’ new disease
Physicians published detailed descriptions of the acute disorder in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Tests link contaminant in vaping products to deadly lung illnesses
FDA investigators found an oil derived from vitamin E in cannabis products collected from patients who fell ill.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Sen. Collins promotes bill to fight Lyme disease in hearing UMaine’s ‘tick lab’
The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Soft drinks raise risk of dying in many ways, new study says
Regular consumption of soft drinks - both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened - was associated with a greater risk of all causes of death.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
MaineHealth gets $5.1 million grant to expand cancer patients’ access to clinical trials
Maine Medical Center's parent says the 6-year federal research grant is for a minimum of 85 patients.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
The ban, which goes into effect immediately, does not cover tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Mass pig deaths in China reduce U.S. supplies of blood thinner
An active ingredient in heparin, an anti-clotting drug, is derived from pig intestines and much of the world's supply of the ingredient comes from China.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
Horse in York County euthanized after contracting rare mosquito-borne disease
State officials again urge Mainers to take precautions against mosquito bites, after the horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.
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