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1. Maine Buddy Program at Cancer Community Center

   by Jennifer Manzi MacLeod, Outreach Coordinator at the Cancer Community Center Shortly after the Cancer Community Center opened back in 1998, the Maine Buddy Program™ was created (not to be confused with the Buddy to Buddy Program, … Continue

2. Life Has an Expiration Date

   Life has an expiration date This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and former president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. It is … Continue

3. Ice Cold Beer or Gin & Tonic: watch alcohol consumption!

   This summer’s high temperatures and humidity in Maine and over the entire country make that frosty glass of beer or the ice clinking in a gin and tonic even more appealing, but beware! Alcohol is not a … Continue

4. Maine Vets Get Increased Psychiatric Services

   Togus, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center near Augusta, has unveiled a renovated  18,000 square foot ward that triples the space dedicated at Togus to psychiatric care. The ward, which has expanded from 16 to 24 beds, … Continue

5. Scams: beware magazine renewal offers

   This article, Magazine Renewals are Often Not a Favor, was written by Russ Van Arsdale of Northeast CONTACT, and published on their blog as well as the Bangor Daily News Consumer Forum. Magazine Renewal are Often Not … Continue

6. Heat Stroke: Guard Against Too Much Heat!

   We’ve enjoyed a really nice May and June, but summer is heat big time with this heat wave starting Independence Day weekend.Every summer, we have heat waves and hear about people suffering from various kinds of heat sickness, … Continue

7. Exercise and muscle cramps

   Charley horse! Wow, those muscle cramps, often in the calf, can stop you in mid-swim or make you sit right up in bed. What causes a charley horse? They’re muscle spasms, with several common causes: muscle overuse … Continue