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Hartford Medical Group Billing Investigated As Two Patients Thrown Out Of Practice

One of the largest medical practices in Connecticut is under investigation by the state attorney general’s office for its billing practices after two patients were thrown out for creating a fuss over being charged additional office visit fees as part of their routine physicals.

Two West Hartford residents were told by Dr. Kent Stahl, CEO of Hartford Medical Group, which serves 50,000 patients, that they were no longer welcome in the practice.


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Ginger Helps To Reduce Pain And Help Arthritis Sufferers

Not only is ginger excellent for upset stomachs and for nausea, it turns out that it is also helpful in pain relief and for arthritis sufferers.

According to a study in the Journal of Pain, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, ginger has proven to be of some relief.




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Ct Humane Society President Chris White Again Caught Telling Fairy Tales

The controversial new president of the Connecticut Humane Society has again been caught spinning/fibbing/or ignorance – you decide.

Its not unusual for some newspaper publishers to make up stuff (Courant for instance), but to do it as blatantly and as stupidly as Life Publications owner Chris White does stands out.

You can simply search his name on CtWatchdog and find the other instances where his comments as chairman of the Connecticut Humane Society has had little relationship with reality, but here I will point out the latest: fully documented.

One of the major issues has been the Society’s Board of Directors refusing to meet with staff members who were fired for union activities.




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Blumenthal’s Actions Under Attack

Kevin Rennie, a Connecticut lawyer, former Republican legislator, and an outstanding investigative columnist for The Courant, has a disturbing column today questioning Blumenthal’s judgment in two cases: The first one involves  Stamford ophthalmologist Richard Weber,…





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Those Without Health Insurance Hurt Twice

When attempting to understand the complex issues surrounding health care reform, it’s sometimes helpful to look at a sliver of the problem. Even though I am unemployed, I am lucky to have health insurance through…







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Kevin’s Core/Workout Video 4

Today we published Kevin Szymanski’s fourth core strengthening video, this time with me performing the exercise and Kevin giving pointers. Again, it’s important to check with your doctor if you have not been working out…


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Herpes Sufferers: Generic Valtrex Now Available

For the tens of millions of Americans who have herpes – a disease that does not go away – there is now a much cheaper alternative to the only effective medicine – Valtrex –  that…


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Ridgefield Plastic Surgeon Gives Up Licenses

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that a plastic surgeon whose surgical facility was urgently suspended from practice last week after inspectors discovered severe violations has voluntarily surrendered both her individual physician’s license and her…