Health

Business, Govt, Health June 12, 2010

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.

Health June 2, 2010

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.

Business, Education, Finance, Govt, Health May 29, 2010

Congressional Aides: Excellent Place For Consumers To Go For Help

Congressmen, for many people, have about the same credibility as journalists and used car salesman. But congressional aides are a much different story: at least they should be. They are a wonderful resource for consumers…

Business, Govt, Health May 19, 2010

Tanning Salons Must Disclose Health Risk, FTC Rules

Tanning salons will be required to disclose health risks of indoor tanning according to a new decision by the Federal Trade Commission. Not only will they have disclose the increase of skin cancer it will…

Business, Govt, Health, Pets May 16, 2010

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.

Business, Govt, Health May 5, 2010

Novartis To Pay Conn $151k For Illegal Drug Marketing

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation will pay the state $151,337 to settle allegations they illegally marketed a drug for non-approved uses. The payment is…

Health, Pets May 4, 2010

Dogs And Cancer: Some Breeds, Especially Goldens Are Prone To Cancer

One issue us dog lovers may want to consider when adopting or purchasing a dog is how long they will be with us. We all know that the bigger the dog the fewer years they…

Business, Govt, Health May 2, 2010

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 involvesÂ Stamford ophthalmologist Richard Weber,…

Business, Govt, Health, Shopping March 30, 2010

No Evidence Of Sleepy’s Systematically Selling Old Mattresses As New

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that his investigation into Sleepy’s has not produced any evidence that the nation’s largest retailer of mattresses has been systematically selling returned mattresses as new. Nor has Blumenthal…

Education, Health, Travel March 27, 2010

Dental Vacations: Save Money, Increase Risk, Do Your Homework

Due to lousy teeth from childhood on, Anna Baker was facing a difficult decision as an adult: get dentures or spend more than $50,000 for implants. But after seeing a story on CNN about a…

Business, Govt, Health, Pets March 23, 2010

Conn Humane Society President Quits Under Fire, New Chairman Named

Three months after CtWatchdog began publishing accusations of wrongdoing against the full-time president and chairman of the board of the Connecticut Humane Society, Richard Johnston has resigned under tremendous pressure. Facing investigation by the state…

Health March 16, 2010

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…

Health March 3, 2010

CT Scans: Radiation Level Hundreds Of Times Higher Than Dental X-Rays

A dental X-ray has an effective mrem radiation dose of 2, according to the American College of Radiology, while a CT spine scan has a dose of 600. And high radiation doses is known to…

Business, Health, Shopping February 17, 2010

Used Mattresses Being Sold In Conn Illegally

This may come as a surprise to many of you – it certainly did to me – that stores in Connecticut are permitted to sell used mattresses and box springs without disclosing that they are…

Govt, Health February 4, 2010

Old Saybrook Doctor Has Controlled Substance Registration Pulled By State

Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. has issued a summary suspension of the controlled substance registration of Scott W. Houghton, M.D. of Old Saybrook, and has ordered a hearing regarding Houghton to determine if…

Pets January 23, 2010

Connecticut Humane Society: New Britain Woman Is Driving Force Behind Reform Effort

While three fired Connecticut Humane Society workers were in the public spotlight last week describing poor working conditions and raising questions about whether animals there were being unnecessarily euthanized, the person most responsible for this…

Health January 17, 2010

Kevin’s Personal Training Tip 5 – Using The Treadmill Properly

Today we are publishing Kevin Szymanski’s fifth personal training video, this time focusing on how to use a treadmill properly. Again, it’s important to check with your doctor if you have not been working out…

Health January 13, 2010

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…

Health December 16, 2009

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 – Â that…

Govt, Health December 14, 2009

Ridgefield Plastic Surgeon Gives Up Licenses

ConnecticutÂ 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 physicianâ€™s license and her…