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Massachusetts extends OSHA protections to state workers: It’s about ‘creating an infrastructure that supports health and safety’

Back in 1970 when the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was established, local policymakers could choose whether or not to extend OSHA protections to state employees. Unfortunately, Massachusetts took […]

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Good cooking, free food and a blood pressure cuff

Getting blood pressure taken has never been so delicious — deliciously healthy, that is. The Falmouth Service Center on Gifford Street has a new program that aims to help people with […]

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California Senate votes to raise smoking age to 21 from 18

The California Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the legal smoking age in the most populous U.S. state to 21 from 18, in a move that could make California one […]

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Volunteers Participate in Drill at Mashpee Wampanoag Government and Community Center

In case of an emergency or disaster, there could be many volunteers that want to donate their time to help others in need. The Cape Cod Citizen Corps Council held […]

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Why Washing Chicken Before Cooking Is Unsafe

Like most people, you may believe that washing raw chicken prior to cooking is safe, or even prevents food-borne illness. In fact, the opposite is true. “You should assume that […]

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D.C. doctor’s Rx: A stroll in the park instead of a trip to the pharmacy

Robert Zarr is walking from his Columbia Heights medical practice toward Meridian Hill Park, talking about what’s going on inside his head. If you could see his brain on an […]

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Air pollution is world’s top environmental health risk, WHO says

The assessment was reached at the first ever discussion on air pollution and its health impacts at WHO’s World Health Assembly, which concluded in Geneva last week. Delegates at the assembly […]

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This new Cape tick is Texas tough

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it “We have a new tick in town and it’s a game changer,” reported county […]

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Construction of $46 Million Water Filtration Plant Underway in Falmouth

Crews from Methuen Construction broke ground earlier this month on Falmouth’s new water filtration plant on Long Pond. The $46.5 million filtration system will pump eight million gallons of the […]

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