Gov. Charlie Baker has approved an update of a regional water-quality management plan for Cape Cod, sending it late last week to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for review. Town, […]
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Barnstable County, through its Chief Procurement Officer and on behalf of the Department of Human Services, seeks a qualified contractor to assist the Department in coordinating the âMassachusetts Abuse Prevention […]
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Diseases spread by mosquitoes pose a growing threat to the health of Americans, with the risk at its greatest during these hot summer months. But you wouldn’t know that from […]
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A finalized version of the 208 Plan has been sent to the state and the Environmental Protection Agency for review, but according to Cape Cod Commission executive director Paul J. […]
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Over the past year, the Barnstable County Department of Human Services undertook a comprehensive analysis of substance abuse in Barnstable County. This baseline assessment provides a snapshot of substance dependency and the related costs […]
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A little more than 10 years ago, Texas banned soda machines and deep fryers in public school cafeterias. Now the state’s current agriculture commissioner, Sid Miller, wants to do away […]
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Young white women like indoor tanning a lot. Nearly a quarter of them hit a tanning bed in the past year. (The beds are even found on many college campuses.) That […]
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Most American children and teenagers aren’t drinking enough fluids, and that’s leaving them mildly dehydrated, according to a new study. In fact, one-quarter of a broad cross-section of children ages […]
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In a small U.S. study, nearly half of all pregnant women surveyed did not think electronic cigarettes contain nicotine or know that the devices can be addictive. Almost half of […]
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