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• Maine Car Crash Leads To Second Accident

  Anne Fennessey | March 28, 2008 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  It happens alot. There's an accident on the highway. Rescue vehicles rush to the scene with sirens blaring and lights flashing. Other drivers on the road move out of the way and let the rescue vehicles make their way to the crash. That's the way it should be, but on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, things didn't exactly work out the way they should have following an accident on I-95 North in...

• Youth suicide prompts the FDA to investigate asthma drug Singulair and possible link to severe mood changes

  Don Briggs | March 27, 2008 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Cody Miller was fifteen years old when he unexpectedly ended his own life on August 4th of 2007, just two weeks after starting on the popular allergy drug, Singulair, for his allergies. MSNBC reported today that Merck, the company that sells Singulair, has changed the drug's labeling four times in the past year to include information on a range of side effects such as tremors, anxiousness,...

• Security Breach at Hannaford Supermarkets Results in Massive Credit and Debit Card Fraud

  Don Briggs | March 20, 2008 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  On February 27th, Hannaford Supermarkets became aware of a major security breach which lead to credit and debit card fraud for more than 1,800 shoppers and but another 4 million at risk. An article in the Bangor Daily News Reports that the security breach affected all of the 165 stores in the Northeast and 102 Speedbay stores in Florida. Investigators later determined that, although Hannaford...

• Drunk Drivers, Suspended Licenses, and Fatal Crashes: Does Maine Need the Ignition Interlock System?

  Don Briggs | March 19, 2008 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Every ten hours, a driver with a suspended license gets into a crash in Maine. That's according to a recent article from the Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel. More concerning, still, is that one quarter of these drivers has been drinking or using drugs before the crash.This comprehensive report offers a detailed analysis of the problem and reveals that, not only are suspended drivers getting...

• Dangerous Drivers and Suspended Licenses: Who Will Keep Them Off Maine's Roads?

  Don Briggs | March 17, 2008 1:02 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  A recent article published in the Portland Press Herald reports that, every day, thousands of Mainers get behind the wheel with suspended licenses, but according to court records, law enforcement catches about only about a dozen of them. The chances of getting caught are slim unless the driver is pulled over for some other reason, and many people simply decide it's worth the risk. For others,...

• Why Maine Jurors Should Be Mad

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | March 09, 2008 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Here is a typical example of how insurance companies, and their corporate defense counsel, take advantage of ordinary Maine citizens: "Driver A" is sitting in her car. The car is stopped in traffic and she is waiting to turn left. She has her blinker on. She has seatbelt on. Driver A is playing by the rules. Up from behind her in traffic comes another driver, "Driver B". This driver is...

• Maine Doctors: Would They Rat On Their Own Patients?

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | March 03, 2008 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Once again the question arises: Could this happen in Maine?Blue Cross of California tried to have California doctors finger their own patients so that Blue Cross could deny insurance coverage based on a patient's medical condition. Since insurance company executives aren't allowed into the exam room with patients (yet), Blue Cross of California thought it might be OK to ask California doctors...

• Maine Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products Recalled

  Anne Fennessey | February 29, 2008 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products RecalledIcy Hot Therapy products, sold in many stores in Maine, have been recalled recently as a result of numerous reports by consumers that the self-heating patches caused skin irritations and serious burns when used to relieve muscle and joint pain. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23116830/from/ET/The leading manufacturer, Chattem, Inc., offers a variety of...

• Energy Drinks Bad for Maine's Teenagers?

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | February 21, 2008 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Need a caffeine boost to get through the afternoon? If you're under the age of eighteen and live in Maine, you may soon have a tough time buying that can of Red Bull or Monster Energy. State Representative Troy Jackson has filed legislation that would make it illegal for Maine vendors to sell energy drinks containing 80 or more milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounces to minors. If...

• How Safe Is Maine's Meat Supply?

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | February 19, 2008 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Some things we know for sure.We know for sure that on February 17, 2008, the USDA ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of beef that had been processed at California's Westland/ Hallmark Meat Co., dating back to February 1, 2006.We can be sure, thanks to videotape evidence given to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service by the Humane Society of the United States, that some cattle at...