Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today unveiled a new state website created to give military veterans one-stop access to the wide range of veterans’ services and benefits offered by the state…
Copyright CtPetLovers.com 2012 Their patients can’t talk, but it doesn’t mean that Connecticut’s 1,345 licensed veterinarians get a free pass when they are negligent. A review of Connecticut Health Department records by CtPetLovers.com shows that…
A veteran scammer reveals how he made millions ripping off unsuspecting investors As told to Doug Shadel | from: AARP The Magazine “My name is Jim, and I have spent most of my adult life…
“CONGRATULATIONS!!!” Stephen M. Cholewa was told in an email Sunday. “On behalf of Publishers Clearing House, we are pleased to announce that you are our recent mega prize winner of $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) a…
The Connecticut General Assembly tried to do a good thing by putting limits on how much money property managers can write checks for without prior approval from the board of directors or for requiring the…
Evidence is mounting that annual medical checkups for healthy adults does not produce better health results. Instead, new research shows that focusing on special tests for colon and breast cancers would do less damage and…
Toyota is recalling more than “7.4 million vehicles worldwide as a faulty power window switch was a potential fire hazard, the latest in a series of setbacks that have dented the reputation of Japan’s biggest…
Written by Colleen Shaddox Patient-centered medical homes are designed to improve health care quality while lowering costs, but advocates also want to make sure that the new primary care model tackles another issue – health…
The nation’s largest drug wholesaler is being sued by the Arizona Attorney General’s office on claims that the firm artificially inflates prices on many of the most popular drugs, in violation of Arizona’s consumer laws….
Yet another credit card issuer will have to pay back millions of dollars to customers for misleading telemarketing practices. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the FDIC announced that Discover will refund $200 million…
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said today that payment claim forms are going out to thousands of Connecticut borrowers whose homes were lost to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who…
If you think going into surgery in an American hospital is scary, wait until you read the statistics on what can happen to you once you get there: One out of four hospitalized patients will…
When considering buying a condo in a small complex, keep in mind the fewer the units the more potential there is for nightmares. On the surface, everything may look fine in a complex with fewer…
Are you one of the millions who take over-the-counter omega-3 supplements to improve your heart health? If so, you might want to eat more fish instead and get real omega-3. “Researchers looked at 20 studies…
Trying to talk to a human being at a major consumer company is often a daunting task. Take PayPal for example. Ellen of Hamden has a small business which relies on PayPal for customers to…
Unsupported Weight-Loss Claims Violated Previous Order, Agency Alleges A subsidiary of diet plan marketer Medifast Inc. will pay a $3.7 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a previous agency…
Consumers Union and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform have urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)to adopt a number of reforms to protect vulnerable seniors from the potential pitfalls of reverse mortgages. The CFPB…
“When we think about what the economy has lost since the Great Recession, we tend to consider it in terms of simple addition and subtraction. We said goodbye to more than eight million jobs in…
So much for the fantasy that e;electronics cigarettes only explode once in a while can cause no other health hazards. “Electronic cigarettes cause damage to the lungs, according to a study that challenges earlier research…
Third of a series If you want to save on your prescriptions, you have to first know the games drug firms and retailers play. Rule number 3, according to Consumer Reports “on Health” is that…