Miscellaneous

• 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...

• 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...

• Maine Breast Cancer Patients: Important Information

  Anne Fennessey | May 18, 2008 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  A study released by Canadian researchers on May 15, 2008 sheds new light on the possible link between vitamin D and breast cancer survival rates. Dr. Pamela Goodwin, a breast cancer researcher at...

• Don Briggs, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 01, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Mr. Briggs received his undergraduate degree from Holy Cross College and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School, with honors, where he was the managing editor of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review. In addition to the state and federal courts in Maine, Don is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Massachusetts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First...

• Transplant Doctor Accused of Speeding Up Death for Organs

  Jenny Albano | July 31, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Dr. Hootan Roozrokh of San Francisco has been accused of prescribing excessive drugs to a disabled patient to speed up his death and harvest his organs. The man, 26 year-old Ruben Navarro, died in 2006.The defendant's lawyer stated that the charges were "unfounded and ill-advised" and that is client has been subjected to an "18-month witch hunt".Roozrokh was charged with felony counts of...

• Mainers should be mad: Insurance company, Anthem Health Plans raises rates and rakes in $75 million in profits

  Alison McKellar | April 23, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  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...

• 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...

• Maine Leads the Way in Protecting Children from Second Hand Smoke

  Don Briggs | February 01, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Over the years, Maine has been a leader in protecting the right of non-smokers to breath clean air in public spaces, but, until now, no one has dared try and tell smokers what they can and can't do in their houses and cars. However, a new city ordinance has changed all this for Bangor drivers, who can now be pulled over and fined up to 50 dollars for smoking in the car in the presence of...

• Mainers Sickened By Cereal

  Anne Fennessey | April 15, 2008 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  The Portland Press Herald has reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on April 12, 2008 detailing the most recent information regarding consumer illnesses that were...

• Brain Harvesting Lawsuits Filed Against Stanley Institute

  Don Briggs | January 30, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  We have filed a brain harvesting lawsuit to recover money for our client who alleges that her husband's brain was taken for research against her wishes. Now that the government has decided not to file criminal charges, for unspecified reasons, claimants against SMRI can procede to trial unhidered by a criminal case.Sci-Tech Today.com recently interviewed me about a pending suit.Attorney C....