Weight Watchers looks to light a fire under first responders in Maine

Last winter, Jackie Conn decided she needed to help Maine’s first responders to get fit. Conn, general manager of Weight Watchers in Maine, learned that ...

Doctor exhibited ‘odd behavior’ at Fort Kent hospital before license suspension

FORT KENT, Maine — A physician deemed a danger to patients this week by a state licensing board exhibited “odd behavior” while working at Northern ...

CDC: Feces contaminates more than half of public swimming pools

WASHINGTON — Human feces taints more than half of public swimming pools, a finding U.S. health officials are using to urge better personal hygiene as ...

New diagnostic guidelines for mental illness stir debate

For ADHD, the definition is being broadened, meaning the disorder could be diagnosed in more children. In the case of autism, the opposite is true. ...

Fort Kent doctor deemed a danger to patients, barred from practicing

FORT KENT, Maine — A Fort Kent physician described by licensing officials as an “imminent danger to his patients” has been temporarily barred from practicing ...

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Got heartburn? Tune out Larry the Cable Guy to get real relief

My wife refuses to sit in the room with me when drug ads come on the television. I have a hard time not talking back ...