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Target stores affected by recall of contaminated meat and poultry
Posted by Alison McKellar |
May 14, 2008 3:17 PM
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Gourmet Boutique, a New York based food company, has announced a voluntary recall of 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry due to possible Listeria contamination, a bacteria that can cause...

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Parents continue insisting on link between vaccinations and autism
Posted by Alison McKellar |
May 13, 2008 8:07 PM
Category: Toxic Substances

This week, the United States Court of Federal Claims began the second hearing in a series of three to determine whether thimerosal, a vaccine additive containing mercury, led to autism in...

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Medical tourism: Maine people and companies go abroad to save on surgery
Posted by Alison McKellar |
May 13, 2008 2:45 PM
Category: Miscellaneous

Medical tourism, a growing travel phenomenon that combines international travel with various medical procedures, is the newest indication that Americans are fed up with expensive medical...

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Heparin contamination may have been deliberate: were Mainers affected?
Posted by Alison McKellar |
May 02, 2008 6:34 PM
Category: Toxic Substances

Heparin, a blood thinner produced by Baxter International Inc. has now been linked to 81 deaths in the United States and has caused hundreds of severe reactions in patients...

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Mainers hit hard by bad flu season and worst flu shot in ten years
Posted by Alison McKellar |
April 28, 2008 8:31 PM
Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

An estimated 200,000 Americans are hospitalized each year for flu-like symptoms and complications from influenza kill approximately 36,000 during the average “flu season”. Although the common...

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Mainers should be mad: Insurance company, Anthem Health Plans raises rates and rakes in $75 million in profits
Posted by Alison McKellar |
April 23, 2008 11:16 AM
Category: Miscellaneous

The looming economic recession has hit Mainers hard. Whether you’re an single and living on your own, married with a family, or trying to keep your small business afloat, for the majority of...

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Medication mixups: are hospitals harming Maine kids?
Posted by Alison McKellar |
April 22, 2008 9:36 PM
Category: Medical Malpractice

A recent study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics says that one out of every fifteen hospitalized kids is injured by drug mix ups, accidental overdoses and bad reactions. This...

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