Category Archives: Regional News

Poisonings at work: An interview with Dr. Karla Armenti

For North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, we spoke with Dr. Karla Armenti, the principal investigator for the Occupational Health Surveillance Program within the New Hampshire Department of Health … Continue reading →

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Suicide and poisoning: Current statistics

According to the CDC, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death [PDF] in the U.S. in 2010 with 38,364 suicides, a rate of 12.4 per 100,000. Northern New England … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire drug-related deaths – 2011

The number of drug-related deaths in New Hampshire hit 200 in 2011. During poison prevention week, our New Hampshire educator, Laurie Warnock, presented on this growing problem and what can be … Continue reading →

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Prescription Drug Abuse: An ED perspective

The abuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers, is a growing public health concern. Our Medical Director, Dr. Tamas Peredy, is also a doctor with the Maine Medical Center Emergency … Continue reading →

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Of porcupines and poison prevention

Did you ever think a porcupine might improve your health? Alisa Zapp Machalek, writing for the Inside Life Sciences series at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences website, has … Continue reading →

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Mixing or compounding Tamiflu for children

The flu has been particularly bad this year. Some pharmacies have had trouble getting a hold of Tamiflu® suspension, a liquid form of a drug that is used to treat … Continue reading →

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Water main break in Portland, Maine

There was a water main break on the peninsula in Portland, Maine, this morning and there is a boil-water order in effect until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 20. If you … Continue reading →

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Take a Child Outside Week – Stay away from poisonous plants

Discovering the outside world is one of my twin toddlers’ favorite activities. Our daily walk around the block can take five times longer than I think it should because they … Continue reading →

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More Vermont mosquito spraying tonight

The Vermont Department of Health will complete its aerial pesticide spraying in Brandon and Whiting tonight, Friday, Sept. 7, between 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Please see our blog entry … Continue reading →

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My dog ate rat poison—now what?

Boston CBS affiliate WBZ-TV recently reported on two dogs getting into rat poison in a park in Boston’s North End. At the NNEPC, we get many calls about dogs eating … Continue reading →

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Aerial mosquito spraying in Vermont

 The Vermont Department of Health will do an aerial pesticide spraying around Brandon and Whiting between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. tonight to reduce the risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) … Continue reading →

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New Maine bath salts law takes effect today

Maine has banned additional synthetic drugs related to bath salts with a new law that takes effect today. NNEPC Director Dr. Karen Simone spoke with Portland’s WCSH 6 for a … Continue reading →

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