Mark Williams-Thomas McCanns Mark Williams-Thomas Mark Williams-Thomas Mark Williams-Thomas, a former policeman and managing director of WT Associates, a PR company specialized in child pr... By apit nursing Sunday, September 30, 2012 Comment
ODSP Employment Supports... or NON-Support? The following are two letters which will illustrate some of the difficulties faced by someone who has a disability, wants to work, was worki... By apit nursing Thursday, September 27, 2012 Comment
back to school children family health flu flu season flu shot handwashing immunizations school health sick Back to school? Tips for keeping your family healthy! With kids — and adults! — heading back to school, now is a perfect time to start getting ready for flu season. Here are the top six things y... By apit nursing Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Comment
rabies Friday is World Rabies Day On September 28, the State of Maine will celebrate the sixth annual World Rabies Day. Although Maine has not had a case of human rabies sinc... By apit nursing September 26, 2012 Comment
Health tips: Quality magnifiers can help sharpen low vision When a patient is diagnosed with low vision, this means vision impairment that is not correctable by standard glasses, contact lenses, ... By apit nursing September 26, 2012 Comment
emergency stockpile Get Ready Day National Preparedness Month Preparedness Red Cross Get Ready Day 2012 a success Sept. 18 was the sixth annual observance of APHA’s Get Ready Day. Held during National Preparedness Month, Get Ready Day helps Americans rai... By apit nursing Monday, September 24, 2012 Comment
technology The Antikythera Mechanism The 2,000 Year Old Astral Computer Now I know that on occasion I may wax rapturous about certain things, but I like to think that it is not without reason. Typically was a rec... By apit nursing Friday, September 21, 2012 Comment
LACK OF SLEEP LINKED TO MORE AGGRESSIVE BREAST CANCER For the first time, lack of sleep has been associated with more aggressive breast cancers, according to findings published in the August is... By apit nursing September 21, 2012 Comment
immunization vaccinations Universal childhood immunizations Public Law 2009-595 went into effect on January 1. This law reinstated the universal status of childhood immunizations in Maine. As part of ... By apit nursing Thursday, September 20, 2012 Comment
Get Ready Day hurricanes National Preparedness Month personal stories Preparedness severe weather My Get Ready Story: Knowing the importance of preparing for hurricanes As a part of National Preparedness Month, APHA’s Get Ready campaign asked people to share their preparedness stories with us. Our first stor... By apit nursing Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Comment
Follies Landmarks Towers Water Towers Preposterous After ten years of gestation it has suddenly run up and tapped me on the shoulder. It seems so long ago now when I said to the person who wa... By apit nursing September 18, 2012 Comment
diet hyperphagia overweight More Thoughts on Macronutrient Trends I had a brief positive exchange with Gary Taubes about the NuSI post. He reminded me that there's an artifact (measurement error) in th... By apit nursing Friday, September 14, 2012 Comment
Lyle's Black Treacle Tin Magic Markers Maltesers Old Spice Seeing Red In 1979 I had the idea of creating a red poster, just for fun. It was simple; all I had to do was collect anything that was red of a conven... By apit nursing September 14, 2012 Comment
9/11 Bush Iraq Kurt Eichenwald’s "500 Days" And the 9/11 Neocon Disaster I can't even begin to parse this twenty minute Democracy Now interview with author Kurt Eichenwald, I would be typing forever. Suffice t... By apit nursing Thursday, September 13, 2012 Comment
diet disease low-carb overweight Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) Some of you may have heard of an ambitious new nutrition research foundation called the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). In this post,... By apit nursing Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Comment
Mormon Politics Which God Is That Mitt, The One From The Planet Kolob? I had already dismissed this speech of Romney's with the disdain it deserved, when I tweeted: I've never read so much shite in all m... By apit nursing September 12, 2012 Comment
decoration designers Halloween Ideas Halloween Party Favor and Treat Bag 2012 Ideas from HGTV Send Halloween guests home with one of these adorable party favors or treat bags. Our free printable labels, embellishments and photo booth... By apit nursing Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Comment
Before and after corset photos from Buzzfeed Before and after corset photos from Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/before-and-after-corset-photos-from-the-1940s By apit nursing September 11, 2012 Comment
drinking water Protect Your Groundwater Day Nearly 2/3 of Maine people get their drinking water from groundwater, so we have a large stake in protecting our groundwater quality and qua... By apit nursing September 11, 2012 Comment
diabetes diet disease exercise hyperphagia overweight Calories and Carbohydrate: a Natural Experiment In the lab, we work hard to design experiments that help us understand the natural world. But sometimes, nature sets up experiments for us,... By apit nursing Monday, September 10, 2012 Comment
newborn screening Newborn Screening Awareness Month Newborn screening saves lives, prevents disabilities and saves money. In the last five decades, newborn screening has become a well-defined,... By apit nursing September 10, 2012 Comment
cats Contest National Preparedness Month Preparedness Announcing APHA’s Get Ready Cat Preparedness Photo Contest Do you love animals and emergency preparedness as much as we do? Then we’ve got a contest for you! From now until Sept. 30, send us photos o... By apit nursing September 10, 2012 Comment
Bay Windows Southdown Stucco Tamplins Beer Brighton Rocks And so to Brighton. Well, Hove, actually. Although you never really go to one without the other. We turned up on Hove Lawns at 8.30 in the ... By apit nursing September 10, 2012 Comment