Ct Eat Well: Harvesting Herbs 101
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…
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Granny Snatching: Seniors Out of Touch, But Fared Well in Irene
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…
Norwalk Hospital Doctor Reprimanded, Fined
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…
Drug Companies Paid Doctors More Than $200 Million Last Year
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…
Danielson Nursing Home Fined $3,000 For Withholding Medications
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…
Ct Attorney General Cans Hundreds Of Public Corruption Probes Kept Open By Blumenthal
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,…
Insulin & Other Medicine Requiring Refrigeration Need To Read This Warning Following Electric Outages
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…
CL&P Customers Furious As Hundreds Of Thousands of Ct Homes & Businesses Still Lack Power
Look Out CL&P, Here Come the Pitchforks That is the headline on CtNewsJunkie’s top story today: A lot of Connecticut remains in the dark – literally and figuratively. Utilities are predicting several more days without…
With Hurricane Irene Come Unscrupulous Contractors To Rip Off Victims
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein is reminding consumers not to hire unknown contractors who come to the door or post notices on bulletin boards or online, offering home repairs in the…
Granny Snatching: Blumenthal Focuses On Elderly Abuse Issues
Connecticut’s elderly residents got some heavyweight assistance in their quest for uniform elder abuse laws this week when Sen. Richard Blumenthal chaired hearings in Washington seeking to chart a course for the federal government to…
West Hartford Nursing Home Cited For Medication Error, Patient Fall
written by Lisa Chedekel The state Department of Public Health has cited and fined a West Hartford nursing home for failing to properly administer medication to one resident and for improperly transferring another resident into…
Granny Snatching: Remove Your Teeth BEFORE Cremation?
The entire state of Connecticut erupted in a frenzy earlier this month when news outlets reported that as part of his debt reduction and government reorganization efforts Gov. Dannel Malloy was going to stop the…
Waterbury, West Hartford And Mystic Nursing Homes Fined By Ct Health Dept.
written by Lisa Chedekel The state Department of Public Health has fined three nursing homes more than $500 each for offenses ranging from care lapses that led to patients’ falls, to the alleged theft of…
Spotify Review: If You Like Music, You Will LOVE Spotify
As an Apple fan – and stockholder – I love iTunes. But now there is a program that makes iTunes look like an old PC: Spotify. The hit music-listening service came from Europe recently and…
Ground Turkey Warning Of Salmonella
Department of Consumer Protection food safety inspectors are working with retailers in the state to remove ground turkey products from store shelves and is urging consumers to make sure that all ground turkey products should…
Hartford’s Billings Forge Farmers’ Market Video
The Billings Forge Farmers’ Market, established in 2007, brings locally grown fresh foods to the Frog Hollow section of Hartford. Find out more on their website: http://www.billingsforgeworks.org/ No Responses to “Hartford’s Billings Forge Farmers’ Market…
Downloading Pirated Movies Can Damage Your Career And Cost You Thousands Of Dollars
Claudette, a nurse in Eastern Connecticut, faces an unenviable choice: Pay as much as $3,000 in an out of court settlement or take a chance that her full identify is revealed if a porn company…
How To Safely Get Rid Of An Unwanted Time Share
Time share salesmen can be incredibly persuasive. They will show you on paper how you will save big bucks on your vacations by staying in their lovely condos for next to nothing. But what do…
Waterford Ct., Sting Operation Nets 44 Home Contractors
Forty-four home improvement contractors and salespersons face administrative penalties for not being registered with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection as required by the Connecticut Home Improvement Act, or for violating the Home Solicitation Sales…
Reverse Mortgage: Hurry To Investigate, Before It’s Too Late
With property values decreasing in most towns in Connecticut and in the rest of the country, now might be the right time to set up a reverse mortgage for yourself or for your elderly relatives….