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Asthma (from the Greek άσθμα, ásthma, "panting") is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
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    • Brent and Beth Hartford stand in front of what they called their dream home in Milbridge, Maine. The Hartfords are being sued by the home's distributors, North East Homes of Ellsworth, for the cost of the home, while the Hartfords have countersued, saying the home was constructed incorrectly, allowing mold to bloom. Brent Hartford said the home is making his family sick and is asking for reparations.

    Mold in house grows into dueling lawsuits

    By Sharon Kiley Mack on Oct. 12, 2010, at 1:06 p.m.
    MILBRIDGE, Maine — About 2 a.m. one morning, Beth Hartford bolted out of bed and awakened her husband. “It’s in there,” she told him. “I know it is in there.” Brent Hartford cut a hole in a bedroom wall and discovered his wife was right — mold was growing inside ...

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    (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION Amanda Chamberlain (background) sorts through medicines Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, as part of the Safe Medicine Disposal for ME program, which provides Maine residents with a safe disposal option for unused and unwanted medicine. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

    Husson students, faculty catalog discarded drugs

    By Meg Haskell on Sept. 14, 2010, at 11:28 p.m.
    Nationwide, about half of all prescription drugs purchased go to waste when patients die, have an allergic reaction or simply decide they don’t want to take the medication their …

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    Person-centered care core of modern health reform

    By David S. Proffitt on Aug. 02, 2010, at 5:52 p.m.
    Much of the mental health service delivery system architecture was built in the last century when thinking about mental illness was much different from today.

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    Bringing hope to others with terminal disease

    By Diana Bowley on July 20, 2010, at 1:06 a.m.
    When she was a physical education teacher, Jeannette Morrill used to urge her students to exercise for good health.

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    Mitchell tackles health care at forum

    By Meg Haskell on Sept. 10, 2008, at 11:08 p.m.
    PORTLAND, Maine — Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, a native of Water-ville, has accomplished a lot in his high-profile career, including sponsoring landmark federal environmental legislation, helping to bring peace to war-torn Northern Ireland and overseeing a comprehensive investigation into the use of steroids by Major League Base-ball players.

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