- Alison McKellar | October 10, 2008 9:00 AM | Bangor & Augusta, ME
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
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...
- Alison McKellar | October 08, 2008 9:44 AM | Bangor & Augusta, ME
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced today that oral cough and cold medicines sold over the counter should not be used in children younger than 4 years old due to the rare...
- Alison McKellar | May 13, 2008 8:07 PM | Bangor & Augusta, ME
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...