EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the most deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, according to the U.S. ...

On Saturday, August 2nd, I will be hosting Bracelets for Breast Cancer. The event will be located at Salem Self Defense Center 224 North Broadway, Salem, NH, and will run from 9am-4pm.   We will be holding several raffles, as well as serving food and drink, with a Krav Maga demonstration in the afternoon.  The event will feature ...

As the one year anniversary of changing its name approaches, Breathe New Hampshire joined nearly twenty other independent respiratory health organizations in Washington, D.C. at the first United for Lung Health Advocacy Day in mid-May.  This marked Breathe New Hampshire’s first foray into advocating for healthy breathing at the federal ...

It is estimated that fibromyalgia, a chronic illness resulting in wide-ranging pain and fatigue, affects more than five million people in this country.  Unfortunately there is only one active support group in New Hampshire on the seacoast.  A Concord-based group could help many sufferers and their families as we all try to make ...

Over 1,700 professionals signed a statement urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. (http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html)   Signers ...

Leigh Buckley is a wife and mother in Derry, New Hampshire. She is a leukemia survivor, and she is alive and well today because one person chose to join the National Marrow Donor Registry and donated when called. Thousands of people like Leigh need your help. From May 5-19, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is trying to bring 46,000 ...

BY DAVE CHOATE Last summer, the discovery of a high concentration of E. coli in Glen Lake forced the town to close it for several weeks. This summer, Rebecca Caron made sure there were no surprises. “It’s important to just start taking care of (the lake). I do testing because somebody needs to volunteer to take care of it,” ...

The water from River Road Spring, a popular local landmark on Route 13 near the town center, has been declared unsafe, after recent tests revealed bacteria contamination.     Health officer Shannon Silver said an abnormal level of total coliform bacteria was detected in the water. Coliform is a naturally occurring organism ...

BY STEVEN ANDREWS Despite a packed parking area and swarm of swimmers each summer at Glen Lake, it is not part of the state’s public health testing program because the town does not consider it a swimming area. Instead, the town is left to test the lake for E. coli and other public health hazards. “We did test the lake in May and ...

Partners in Health, a program of the Area Agency of Greater Nashua, Inc., in conjunction with New Hampshire Family Voices is sponsoring a workshop on “A Profile of a Child.” The workshop will explain health plans for community inclusion of children and youth with special health-care plans, how to create a plan, who helps and emergency ...