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…
Two Online Placement Services for Senior Care Centers Settle FTC Charges Allegedly Did Not Check Out Long-Term Care Facilities As Claimed Two companies that recommend long-term care facilities for senior citizens have agreed to settle…
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…
Defendants will Pay $1 Million to Settle Charges The Federal Trade Commission has charged the Coleadium, Inc. affiliate network which uses the name “Ads4Dough,” and its owner, with recruiting affiliate marketers that made deceptive claims…
Foreclosure Fail: Study Pins Blame on Big Banks A study by government and academic researchers finds that approximately 800,000 homeowners missed out on mortgage modifications because of big banks’ poor performance. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo) Written…
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…
Cedar, Cinnamon, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, and Clove Oil? There’s No Proof They Will Eradicate Bed Bugs, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations,…
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…
In lengthy inspection documents, DPH cited the agency for multiple lapses in care, including failing to properly notify patients when services were being reduced or terminated; failing to properly re-evaluate patients’ conditions; failing to maintain a contract for provision of physical, occupational and speech therapy services; and failing to maintain an adequate staffing ratio of supervisors to direct service staff. The agency had one clinical services supervisor responsible for overseeing 22 full-time caregivers; the state requires a ratio of one supervisor for every 15 employees.
“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…
CT Is “Hell-Yes’’ On Medicaid Written by Susan Campbell Governors in some of the states with the highest rate of uninsured people – including Louisiana, Texas, and Florida – insist they’ll opt out of the…
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…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Connecticut has joined a $181 million consumer fraud settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, stemming from allegations the company improperly marketed the antipsychotic drugs Risperdal and Invega….
Written by Kimberly Wilson At 17, Andrea Roman said she enjoys tanning for the cosmetic benefit. “I do it for the color,” she said. “I just like being tan.’’ On any given day, Roman is…
Rhode Island financial planner and lawyer Joseph Caramadre is the subject of a 66-count federal indictment relating to investments in variable annuities and corporate bonds. (Matthew Healey for ProPublica) Written by Jake Bernstein Joseph Caramadre…
By Blair Hickman (iStockPhoto) This week, we launched Nursing Home Inspect, an interactive tool that lets you search more than 20,000 inspection reports from nursing homes nationwide. Below is a sampling of the types of…
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…
Written by Magaly Olivero Residents in Hartford’s Northeast and Upper Albany areas lead shorter and sicker lives than people in the West End. African American and Hispanic males in New Haven’s poor neighborhoods are at…
Second 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 2, according to Consumer Reports “on Health” is that…
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers that more than 89,000 “Animal Snap Bracelets” imported by Toysmith, of Sumner, Washington are being voluntarily recalled by the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…