Pain killers have been prescribed for years. No one really knew the danger that was ahead. A prominent pharmacist explains addiction to prescription medications and offers methods to finding...
People who have anemia have a decreased in the normal level of red blood cells in their bodies. These red blood cells are vital to one’s well-being since they...
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare announced that seniors fared well in the omnibus budget bill. Programs that showed increased funding, or did not have a...
The 10th Annual Conference will have more than 40 individual workshops and meetings over two days in April. The workshops offer everything from learning to take care of yourself...
Dr. Clifford Singer, Acadia Hospital, continues the discussion on his numerous clinical trials and talks more about Alzheimer’s, including early diagnosis....
Clinical trials are being conducted at Acadia Hospital in Bangor that is part of a new global study of the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication in people...
Governor Paul LePage has submitted a bill, LD 1629, to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosures. The bill seeks to keep seniors in their homes, help them with...
Dr. Aric Rogers, MDI Biological Laboratory, is working to identify therapies to extend lifespan in humans. Scientists are finding that pathways that control aging, also control age-related diseases such...
Dr. Sandra Rieger, MDI Biological Laboratory, has identified two drugs that could potentially be used to reverse peripheral nerve damage, or peripheral neuropathy, caused from chemotherapy, diabetes, traumatic injury...
The Foster Grandparent program is operated by Penquis. Volunteers 55 and older spend time in schools tutoring and assisting children in essential skills such as reading, writing and math...
