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November 10, 2014 Before my daughter was born in 2008, my husband and I took a new parent CPR class at the local hospital. The first half of the workshop was geared toward preventing choking and accidents in the first place. You know how the saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
November 10, 2014 Parents lives are put on hold temporarily while their children are young simply because some things become too difficult.
Kaci Hickox, the nurse who fought state efforts to quarantine her after returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tells the Portland Press Herald that she and her boyfriend plan to leave Maine next week.
November 7, 2014 The Ebola chaos that is happening overseas, and some of it here on American soil, sure has a lot of people scared. And having a nurse that worked around Ebola patients here in Maine who refuses to adhere to safety guidelines has some Mainers in a bit of a panic
November 6, 2014 I have never understood why any doctor would calculate a baby's due date based on the generic mathematical equation that assumes all women's cycles are 28 days. Well that's about to change!
November 3, 2014 In the words of Ferris Bueller - “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And the same goes for your baby.
November 3, 2014 With the surprise of this early, first storm of the winter, many were caught off guard with widespread power outages. The Maine Center for Disease Control warns Mainers to be very careful using gas-powered generators, kerosene heaters or other heating/power sources during power outages. If not used safely, they can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
October 31, 2014 Kaci Hickox spoke to the media Friday afternoon after a judge rejected a restraining order request filed by the State. She told reporters that she's 'very satisfied with the decision.'
Too many myths exist about the risk, contraction and treatment of breast cancer. It's time to put five of them to rest.
October 30, 2014 As Maine health officials initiate legal action to try to force Kaci Hickox to complete the 21-day quarantine, she stepped outside her Fort Kent home last night to address reporters and accompanied her boyfriend on a bicycle ride this morning.
