Priority goes to people with fever, cough and other flu-like symptoms and who have had close contact with someone confirmed to have the virus or those who traveled to an outbreak area outside the U.S.
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Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Orono-Veazie water
The water remains safe to drink and use, however, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Respiratory illnesses in children and when to seek medical care
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention wants parents to be aware of the signs and symptoms of influenza and pertussis.
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CDC warns of arsenic in well water
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention recommends that residents test their well water for arsenic at least every five years. Following recent state legislation, money is now available to help clean and test drinking water. Arsenic is known to cause cancer, and is a major concern in well water in the state of […]
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Health officials: Stay out of the pool if you have diarrhea
NEW YORK — Health officials say hotel pools and hot tubs are a major source of the stomach bugs people get from swimming. And they’re reminding people with diarrhea to stay out of pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds. U.S. public health officials report on safe swimming every year. Thursday’s version from the Centers for […]
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Consumers told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday told consumers to throw away any store-bought romaine lettuce they have in their kitchens and warned restaurants not to serve it amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in several states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its warning […]
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This flu season is on track to be one of the worst in 15 years
[media-credit name=”AP graphic” align=”aligncenter” width=”967″][/media-credit] This flu season is on track to be one of the worst in 15 years, with nearly 12,000 people needing to be hospitalized, federal health officials reported Friday. The latest weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the season, which started early and hit many […]
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Synthetic opiates drive surge in overdose deaths
The national opioid epidemic escalated in 2016, driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 42,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses in 2016, a 28 percent increase over 2015. The number of people fatally […]
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CDC warns of diarrhea-inducing parasite in U.S. pools
Kids appear to be enjoying the water at the 2009 Summer Days Program in the wading pool at Hippach Field in Farmington. If you’re planning to take a dip in a pool this summer, make sure to plug your nose and close your mouth. Any inadvertent ingestion of even chlorinated pool water could wind up […]
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CDC reports life expectancy dips slightly for white females
WASHINGTON — Life expectancy at birth for white, non-Hispanic females in the United States declined slightly from 2013 to 2014, a change that could be a statistical blip but still represents a rare drop for a major demographic group, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This unusual in life […]