Haiti Earthquake

This US CDC website is very useful for earthquake preparedness. Believe it or not, we have them in Maine on occasion, and certainly many Ma...

Where's That Then? No 8

A fairly easy one this week, I should think. Another classic English view, but I'll give a slight hint. That building on the right with ...

The Body Fat Setpoint, Part II: Mechanisms of Fat Gain

The Timeline of Fat Gain Modern humans are unusual mammals in that fat mass varies greatly between individuals. Some animals carry a large ...

The "Crazy, Mixed-up Skin"

"Nearly every teen-ager faces the embarrassment of acne at some stage of growth. New discoveries are speeding skin health." (Click...

Ancient plagues share similarities with H1N1, other modern diseases

The emergence of the new H1N1 influenza virus last year grabbed the attention of health authorities and many of the world’s people. This nev...

That London

I haven't been down in that London for oh, nearly a year. How I've missed it. I'm a country boy at heart I suppose, but the Big ...

Weekly update on H1N1 in Maine 1/14/10

Flu Activity in Maine and the US We continue to see H1N1 in Maine, including three new hospitalizations this week – one in a child younger t...

New Saturated Fat Review Article by Dr. Ronald Krauss

Dr. Ronald Krauss's group has published a review article titled " Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the associ...

People with chronic health conditions should be vaccinated against the flu

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, and although H1N1 flu activity has decreased in recent weeks, people in Maine and across the count...