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Kevin Strong, a Camden resident and pediatric hospitalist at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, has created Dunk the Junk, a nonprofit organization and hip hop-filled, graffiti-covered campaign to encourage kids to drop soda and junk food in favor of fruits, vegetables and other healthy fare.

Maine pediatrician promotes healthy eating with hip hop, graffiti

As a pediatrician, Kevin Strong has seen children grow obese before they’re old enough to enter kindergarten. He worried about their health, about their self ...

Study: Men find drunk, dumb-looking women more attractive

Ask a straight man, “How do you like your women?” and it’s unlikely he’ll answer, “Dumb and sleepy.” But according to new findings, these characteristics ...
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I have a chronic health condition that has not responded to any of the usual treatments.  My doctor suggested a drug that might work – ...

Doctors report rise in kids eating detergent packs

DALLAS — Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across ...
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ERIK STEELE

Your family doctor is now a team

When it came to being your family doc, I tried darn hard to do it all. I delivered your babies, took care of you in ...

$500 or $50 co-pay? Mass. Blue Cross Blue Shield offers a choice

The health plan is experimenting with a novel attempt to reduce the cost of health care without sacrificing quality.
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Don’t be afraid of a spring cleanse

The words “detox” and “cleanse” are enough to make most ...
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Zumba with Rene

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The heat is on: Sales for E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy are at 10 million and counting, making it among the fastest-selling series of all time.

Mommy porn: ‘50 Shades of Grey’ brings healthy talk about sex

Maine mom heads to DC to demand safer products for her daughters

On Monday, May 21, two dozen Maine women boarded a ...
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Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s 5K Fun Run training program set for June 2

Opening day for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s 5K Fun Run ...
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Fit as a Fiddle

By Brady and Emma It is no secret that obesity ...
Four people were shot near this Lamoine home on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Ellsworth hospital recognized for response to quadruple shooting

7 ‘bad’ foods that are actually good for you

Jacob Weese, Ethan Johnson, and Connor Reeves of Skowhegan will embark on June 26 on their second annual Boarding for Boobies fundraiser to benefit the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. The trio will ride their longboards from Old Orchard Beach to New York City.

Three friends to embark on second Boarding for Boobies fundraising trip

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Saving Mothers’ Lives- a collaboration of business, non profits and government

The just published summer edition of the Stanford Social Innovation ...
Taja Wilkins, 9, a fourth-grader at the Ocean Avenue School in Portland, leapfrogs over a post in a new fitness course at the school Monday, May 21, 2012.

Portland tackles childhood obesity with four school fitness courses

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Maine needs a healthy Head Start or we will fall behind

“Corporations are people” Mitt Romney is often quoted, arguing that ...
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“In the best interest of the child” – Do you know what this means…?

37 mins ago It was an SS Nazi slogan, now used by today’s ...
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Human rights panel finds Lewiston hospital discriminated against gynecologist

AUGUSTA, Maine — A gynecologist was fired illegally because of ...
Tyler gets a haircut from his father in their Maryland home. Tyler, who was born female, has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and now lives as a boy.

Child is transgender at age 5

Biddeford doctor reprimanded over narcotics prescription practices

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A physician affiliated with Southern Maine Medical ...
Martin Rosenfeld, 90, was originally diagnosed with Alzheimer's but further tests showed it was sleep apnea causing symptoms similar to Alzheimer's. He is shown in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on May 9, 2012.

Misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s, many seniors written off

Australia beats out U.S. and Norway as world’s happiest nation

Peter Dawson’'s disturbing episodes largely disappeared shortly after he began enhancing his diet with simple cornstarch. A DNA test revealed he had a rare type of glycogen storage disease that is caused by a liver enzyme deficiency.

After five years, boy’s rare ailment revealed and treated with a pantry staple

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Quitting is never an option

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Death rate drops among Americans with diabetes

ATLANTA—A 40 percent decline in the death rate of diabetic ...
A women selects a sign from a pile to support Members of the Maine State Nurses Association as they rally in front of EMMC in Bangor on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, for an informational picket to allow members of the public to know about their negotiations with EMMC administrators.

EMMC nurses union sets date for contract vote

Poisoning kills more Americans than car crashes, report says

Sales of prescription painkillers and related deaths have tripled since 1999, according to the report.
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