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• Nursing Home Abuse and Financial Exploitation of Elderly is a Serious Problem in Maine

  Don Briggs | January 15, 2008 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Retirement is supposed to be the reward for a long life of hard work, but for many Maine seniors, the golden years are being stolen away by caregiver neglect, physical abuse, and financial exploitation. Whether the abuse happens in nursing homes or is inflicted by the victims own family, it's becoming a big problem in the United States and Maine is no exception. Retirement is supposed to be the...

• Maine Senate gives green light to Ignition Interlock in hopes of controlling drunk drivers

  Don Briggs | March 30, 2008 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  On March 27th, the Maine Senate gave full approval to the implementation of an Ignition Interlock program which would install breath analysis devices in the vehicles of convicted OUI offenders. The devices require drivers to breath into a miniature breathalyzer installed on the dashboard, and, if the driver's blood alcohol percentage is above the programmed limit (usually .02% -.04%), the...

• Medical tourism: Maine people and companies go abroad to save on surgery

  Alison McKellar | May 13, 2008 2:45 PM | 3 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  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...

• Energy drinks and caffeine dependence: a growing problem

  Alison McKellar | September 26, 2008 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Energy drinks have grown enormously in popularity during thelast several years and the number of brands, labels, and manufacturers hascreated fierce competition among marketers, each looking to...

• Can lawyers help stop childhood obesity?

  Alison McKellar | October 10, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentBangor & Augusta, ME

  In a statement released last week Gov. John Baldacci alerted Mainers to the alarming rate of obesity among Maine kids. According to the governor, 30 percent of Maine youths are either obese or...

• 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...

• Maine schools implement innovative health program

  Alison McKellar | November 14, 2008 4:09 PM | 1 CommentBangor & Augusta, ME

  As part of an initiative to improve the health of Maine school teachers and staff, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is teaming up with the Maine Education Association Benefits Trust to provide...

• Medical Malpractice Suit Filed Against Hospital

  Christina Cole | January 25, 2007 3:15 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Two years after her Father killed her husband, Ann Meador is blaming West Florida Hospital for the tragedy.In a medical malpractice suit filed in Escambia Circuit court, Meador is claiming her father, Leslie Johnson, walked out of the hospital wearing nothing more than a blanket prior to murdering her husband, Bill Meador, in the victim's downtown law office.The lawsuit alleges West Florida...

• Mainers seek to end the use of food stamps for soda

  Alison McKellar | November 15, 2008 8:09 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Jonathon Shenkin, the Bangor pediatric dentist and public health advocate who was behind the recent ban on smoking in the car with children is now working on a new initiative to prohibit the use of...

• Dating is dangerous for women

  Alison McKellar | October 09, 2008 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Unfortunately, for women, dating, marrying, and living with men may put them at a greater risk than almost anything else. Maine has seen a devastating rise in homicides this year, and tragically,...