Another piece of good news for coffee lovers: The latest study shows that a couple of cups of coffee a day could reduce depression risk for woman, according to the Wall Street Journals Jennifer Corbett…
Just as buy and hold used to make a lot of sense a years ago when it came to the stock market, paying a mortgage free home when you retired was once a wise goal….
“Alzheimer’s is certainly one of the most frightening diseases. While early diagnosis and treatment can have an impact on several types of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease continues to resist the efforts of researchers to find effective treatments….
Seven Tips for Clean Gutters at a Fair Price Tropical Storm Irene’s heavy wind and rain may have filled your gutters with leaves and debris. With autumn’s leaf-fall still ahead, it would be wise to…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Two physicians, in Norwich and New Haven, have been reprimanded by the state Medical Examining Board for improper conduct connected to errors made during surgeries, while a third physician who had…
The Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers today about a voluntary recall of about 91,900 bicycles sold this year at Wal-Mart stores. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bridgeway International of…
Are you familiar with the rock and roll song I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead? You can pick from the late rocker Warren Zevon’s version or the more recent track of the same name by Jon…
You and I might know Amazon as a place for great bargain, good service and even a solid stock to own. But for many of those working in its Lehigh Valley, Pa., warehouse it’s a…
by Lois Beckett (Rui Vieira/PA Wire, AP Images) As we reported last week, many states have failed to implement simple and effective checks for teacher cheating. Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump…
Celebrate Life When Alive I recently attended memorial services for a wonderful woman who had everything to live for. High school sweetheart husband, 3 smart and handsome sons, loving siblings, life-long friends, beautiful home,…
It’s that time of year again when our edible gardens are coming to an end for fresh herbs, but it doesn’t mean we have to live without them throughout the cooler seasons. Natural culinary herbs…
A hearing conducted by the state Commission on Aging Monday revealed that like most residents, the state’s elderly may have had a very difficult time communicating with utilities and each other, but nonetheless fared well…
Written by Lisa Chedekel A doctor practicing at Norwalk Hospital whose license status was questioned in a C-HIT story in December has been reprimanded and fined by the Connecticut Medical Examining Board. The board recently…
by Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen (iStockPhoto) Eight pharmaceutical companies, including the nation’s three largest, doled out more than $220 million last year to promotional speakers for their products, according to a ProPublica…
I wanted to update you today on the status of the elderly in Connecticut and how they fared during the recent record setting event – that being the number of people who went without power after…
Written by Lisa Chedekel A Danielson nursing home faces a heavy fine from the state Department of Public Health after an investigation found that multiple nurses at the facility had withheld medications from patients, including…
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed hundreds of public corruption investigations and several high-profile probes of businesses that were launched by his predecessor, Richard Blumenthal, now U.S. Senator who considers himself a consumer champion,…
In the wake of Hurricane Irene and related power-outages, the Department of Consumer Protection is reminding persons who take insulin or other medications requiring refrigeration that proper storage is critical. “Medications must be maintained under…