On the cusp of spring, temperatures are still dipping below zero and snow covers the state of Maine. This long, drawn-out winter is taking its toll on many Maine residents — in the form of Vitamin D deficiencies, cabin fever and seasonal depression — but it doesn’t affect everyone. The recent below-average temperatures aren’t likely […]
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Ticked off: ‘War’ among docs leaves Lyme victims hurting
39 years after Lyme disease is detected, accurate diagnosis and treatment remain elusive. Tracy Poland didn’t think much about the bug that bit her while she sat under an apple tree in Waterford. When a red rash later spread across her skin, she didn’t get alarmed about that, either. But when she became sick — […]
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Roxbury, Newry women start Lyme disease support and education groups
BETHEL — Two women from Roxbury and Newry will host a Lyme Disease Support and Education Group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Telstar Regional High School library. Diane Farnum of Roxbury and Rhonda Buker of Newry both suffer from chronic Lyme disease and have spent the last three years attempting […]
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Family out to save horse
LISBON FALLS — The horse is named Knotty, and it could be put down in a matter of days. But not if Dan Buck Soules has anything to say about it. Soules and his family once owned the horse, a former racer they got in 2003 through a rescue outfit in Canada. They bought the […]
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Rumford physician warned; agrees to conditions by state board
RUMFORD — A Rumford physician was issued a warning from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine on Tuesday, forcing him to cease prescribing controlled substances for the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Albert Aniel, a Mexico resident who practices in Rumford, accepted the warning Tuesday in a consent agreement. In the agreement, Aniel conceded […]
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New Lyme disease estimate: 300,000 cases a year
ATLANTA (AP) — Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday. As many as 300,000 Americans are actually diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. Usually, only 20,000 to 30,000 illnesses are reported each year. For many years, CDC officials have […]