Healthy Living
Healthy Living is a weekly news segment, seen Tuesday's on TV5 News at 5:00pm. Local Doctors from Eastern Maine Medical Center discuss important health issues that concern you and your family. For supplemental information, and to review archives, visit the Healthy Living website.
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Snowmobile Safety
By- Dr. Amy Movius Wintertime in Maine means playing in the snow, and after our very respectable storm this holiday, many Mainers and visitors did just that. Snowmobiling is a popular way to...
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Think Safety First When Traveling
By- Dr. Joan Marie Pellegrini This is one of the times of year when many of you will be planning a road trip. Unfortunately, this is also a time of year of treacherous driving. Before you...
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Healthy Living: GERD
By- Dr. David Rydell Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid reflux occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter or valve is faulty. This allows the food and fluid in the stomach which is very...
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Noisy Toys
By- Dr. Amy Movius Noise induced hearing loss, or NIHL, is (unsurprisingly) hearing loss that occurs from being exposed to overly loud noise. It is often the insidious result of exposure to...
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The 34th Great American Smokeout
By- Dr. Jonathan Wood This Thursday, Nov 19th, 2009, is the 34th Annual Great American Smokeout. Join the American Cancer Society - - use this day to encourage smokers to quit smoking or to...
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How Much Caffeine is Too Much Caffeine?
By- Dr. Joan Marie Pellegrini First, I should declare a conflict of interest since I am an avid coffee drinker. None the less, I’ve had patients and friends tell me that they are going to try...
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Coping With Stress about H1N1 Influenza- Building Psychological Resilience
By- Dr. David Prescott Throughout the course of history, people have coped with a variety of illnesses and diseases that have been severe and widespread. Along with the physical impact of such...
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H1N1: The Latest
By- Dr. Erik Steele If you think you have the flu, this year we want you to think a little differently before you go to see your doctor or the emergency department. We would like to have you...
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Hunter's Safety
By- Dr. Joan Marie Pellegrini It is that time of year again when we need to talk about hunter safety. Admittedly, accidents from hunting are way down compared with a few decades ago. However,...
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Using Halloween to Reinforce Year-Round Health and Safety Habits
By- Dr. Jonathan Wood This year, consider using Halloween as an opportunity to discuss a number of global health and safety issues with your children. Yes, several pointed issues certainly all...
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Local Organization Needs Help After Search Efforts
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Red Cross Explains How Mainers Can Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
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LePage Vows To Veto Hospital Repayment-Medicaid Expansion Bill - $105 Million In Bonds Now In Jeopardy
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Gov. LePage Vetoes College Tobacco Ban
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Concealed Weapons Bill
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Elver Fishing New Regulations Decision Postponed
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Convicted Sex Offender from Charleston Going to Prison for 35 Years
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More Than 100 People Rally Against LePage Budget
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Business Breakfast in Bangor Focuses on Bonds
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Brewers Prepare to "Tap into Summer"
Breaking News from CBS
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FBI: Arrest made in Wash. ricin letter scare
Grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a threatening communication to a U.S. district judge
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Over 50 injured following Ind. school buses crash
A school bus slammed into the back of another, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses
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Victims of deadly Oklahoma tornado
24 people killed after deadly twister touches down in Moore, Oklahoma
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Video: 5/22: Residents return to tornado-ravaged neighborhoods; Undercover in a Bangladesh clothing factory
The sight of the damage caused by Monday's tornado was almost more than some survivors could bear; Also, Lois Lerner, the IRS manager at the heart of the political targeting scandal, delivered an opening statement Wednesday before a congressional committee, but she refused to take any lawmakers' questions; And, Many American clothes come from factories in Bangladesh, which has a history of workplace disasters.
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Oklahoma family narrowly escaped death during tornado
With the tornado fast approaching, the Falwell family decided to flee to a neighbor's storm shelter