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1. Maine Camps: Opening Camp? Watch Out for Mice!

   In mid-May, Maine’s Center for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed the state’s first case of hantavirus, a potentially deadly virus carried by mice and rats. A Somerset County man in his mid-70s is recovering from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. … Continue

2. Maine Financial Planning: Safe Money in Income Annuities

   Kerry Peabody, Long Term Care specialist “Safe money.” Isn’t that a nice phrase – soothing, even. How many of us are at or near retirement age, and worried about something bad happening to our money? Many of … Continue

3. Alzheimer’s: Share the Experience

   Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have Alzheimer’s or dementia? You can find out at a special look inside the locked world of Alzheimers on Wednesday, May 25, during a presentation at Bay Square in Yarmouth. Refreshments … Continue

4. Maine Alzheimer’s Association Honors Dr. Botler

   The Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is honoring Dr. Joel Botler and the Maine Medical Geriatric Center at the 2011 Alzheimer’s Champions Breakfast on Wednesday, May 25th at 7am at the Eastland Park Hotel, Portland, ME … Continue

5. Safe Medicine Disposal

   Many people are unsure of how to dispose of over-the-counter or prescription medicines when they’re out of date or leftover. Many towns and hospitals have “medicine take-back” programs, and that’s probably the best way for you to … Continue

6. Maine Troop Greeters: the way we get by

   Feeling patriotic after night’s announcement that Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist activities are at an end? Celebrate by watching “The Way We Get By,” a documentary about Maine’s troop greeters, on the big screen. The documentary features mostly-senior Mainers who meet … Continue

7. Alzheimer’s in America: the defining disease of baby boomers

   The Alzheimer’s Association has published an informative new report entitled Generation Alzheimer’s: the defining disease of the baby boomers.  In addition to the human toll, over the next 40 years Alzheimer’s will cost the nation $20 trillion, … Continue