Health
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Global experts study promising drugs, vaccines for new coronavirus
In at least two studies, patients are being treated with a combination HIV drug and another experimental drug.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Maine flu cases shot up 24% in first week of February
Nearly 1,000 new cases were confirmed in the week ending Feb. 8, the most in a single week since this flu season began in October, with York County hit especially hard.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Coronavirus fears prompt Facebook, Amazon to drop out of huge tech conference
A large majority of the cases have been in China, but uncertainty about how the virus spreads leaves business travelers feeling wary.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Drugs fail to slow effects of inherited Alzheimer’s disease
Two experimental drugs have failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop the disease because of rare gene flaws.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
China’s daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
More than 1,000 total deaths have been recorded, and 42,638 people had been diagnosed as of 9 p.m. Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Pharmaceutical companies fund ad campaign to support Maine’s new vaccine law
A lobbying firm is spending $476,000 for TV ads defending the law against a repeal vote on the March 3 ballot, prompting opponents of the law to say the funding is an effort by Big Pharma to control Maine's vaccine policy.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2020
Gorham woman stuck at sea as cruise vacation gets cut short by fears of coronavirus
Opal Staudenmaier planned a 28-day getaway across Asia, but the trip was cut short Friday because the ship's proposed ports of call refused to let passengers disembark over concerns about infection from the virus.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions
Opponents of the law see the elimination of non-medical exemptions for schoolchildren as government overreach, while supporters argue that children's health is at stake.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
States scramble to carry out new coronavirus restrictions
Officials say the order, calling for travel restrictions, quarantines and symptom screening, was issued Friday with little planning or notice.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Hard coffee, hard kombucha – no beverage is safe from booze
Hard seltzer alone surpassed $500 million in sales in 2019, and it took a bite out of beer sales along the way.
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