Healthy Holidays: Gift the gift of safer products

By: Elisa Kaufmann   I can’t count the amount of lotions, bubble baths, and perfumes I have received as gifts over the years. These kinds o...

Prematurity Leadership Award

Maine CDC was honored by the National March of Dimes last month with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Prematurity Leadership Award for decreasi...

Civil War Miniatures

Civil War Miniatures will be our first Block of the Month for 2014. Join us for a year of "miniature" piecing. These 4" block...

Public Health Accreditation Update

Maine CDC submitted its Statement of Intent to apply for national Public Health Accreditation on Dec. 5. The Statement of Intent is the last...

American Prophesiers: These People are Insane

Perhaps I might let William Tapley, third eagle of the apocalypse and co-prophet of the end times, no less,  open the show with his own part...

Bare Bones

So, it's Saturday and I'm on top of a hill in a disused radar station, remote on the North Downs above Bearsted in Kent. Nearby is a...

Are you winter ready? Tips from APHA’s Get Ready campaign can help you prepare

Winter is approaching, and with it even more things to get ready for. APHA’s Get Ready campaign has the resources you need to be prepared a...

Does "Metabolically Healthy Obesity" Exist?

Obesity is strongly associated with metabolic alterations and negative health outcomes including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some ...

Flu season is here: Vaccination is your best protection

Dr. Michael Jhung, medical officer for the influenza division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Today’s guest blog is by Michael J...