Are prescription drugs making you fat?

Is Your Tap Water Killing You?

Is Your Tap water killing you?Long ago people began switching from well water to municipal water for convenience and water quality safety. Workers diligently dug up the roads and laid pipes to service millions of homes. But was this water service a safer alternative...

NO NEW FOR-PROFIT HOSPICES!

Assembly Bill A8472Hospice is medical care for those near the end of life who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less to live. Hospice offers support for the person affected as well as their family through spiritual, social, physical, and...

Are off label drugs killing us?

Have you ever heard of off-label drugs? No? Well, the FDA describes them as an “FDA-approved drug for an unapproved use to treat your disease or medical condition.” Sounds harmless at first pass but it is anything but risk-free. Currently, 21% of all medications...

Bill HR2596 Agent Orange Exposure

Bill HR2596 Agent Orange Exposure 11 million gallons of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange were sprayed in Vietnam, affecting three million Vietnam veterans and their families with life-threatening diseases and cancers. To that end, Congressional member Kato has...

LD265 – For the health of mom & baby

This bill extends from 60 days to 12 months the period of time following delivery of a baby that a woman may be eligible for services under MaineCare. The woman’s family income has to be equal to or below 200% of the non-farm income official poverty line. A person who...

VA HB 330: Nursing homes & certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.

This legislation sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions; Long-Term Care Services Fund. It requires nursing homes to meet a baseline staffing level based on resident acuity in alignment with the...

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