Dentists Don’t Guarantee Their Work
From former New London resident Mona V. Markusen I just left the dentist’s office $1500 poorer because of a bridge that was put in less than 4 years ago and cost me $3000 back then!…
FTC Charges Green Coffee Bean Sellers with Deceiving Consumers through Fake News Sites and Bogus Weight Loss Claims
The Federal Trade Commission has sued a Florida-based operation that capitalized on the green coffee diet fad by using bogus weight loss claims and fake news websites to market the dietary supplement Pure Green Coffee….
FTC Puts Texas-based Operation Permanently Out of the Debt Collection Business
FTC Puts Texas-based Operation Permanently Out of the Debt Collection Business After It Allegedly Used Deception, Insults, and False Threats against Consumers Operation also Charged Unauthorized Fees; Owner Will Surrender His Assets The owner of…
Southington Home Health Care Agency Surrenders License
By: Kate Farrish A Southington home health care agency has voluntarily surrendered its license to operate rather than contest dozens of violations found by state inspectors, including the use of unqualified employees and failures to…
CT Health Survey: 45% Of Adults Suffer From Chronic Disease
By: Kate Farrish Forty-five percent of Connecticut adults in a survey released Wednesday reported that they have been diagnosed with a chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, heart disease or cancer. That rate was…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Consumers Report Being Hounded About Debt Not Owed
Top Debt Collection Complaints Also Include Aggressive Communication Tactics and Threatening Illegal Actions The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a report on the more than 30,000 consumer complaints it has received about the…
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders Settling Charges that Companies Deceptively Claimed Their Genetically Modified Nutritional Supplements Could Treat Diseases
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders settling charges that two marketers of genetically customized nutritional supplements deceptively advertised that their personalized nutritional supplements treat diabetes, heart disease,…
Restrictions On Prisoner Research Hurt Studies Of Racial Disparities, Yale Docs Say
By: Lisa Chedekel Federal rules against including prisoners in medical research have negatively impacted studies involving black men, who are disproportionately imprisoned, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. Individuals who…
All Calories May Not Be Equal, Simple Carbs Might Be The Real Culprit
Most dieticians have been telling us that to lose weight we must eat less and exercise more. A news film called “Fed Up” is challenging that theory raising the possibility that it is sugary foods…
Connecticut To Beef Up Child Care Center Inspections
By: Lisa Chedekel Connecticut will step up its oversight of child care centers and family daycare homes by requiring annual health and safety inspections – joining 41 other states that inspect such facilities at least…
Snapchat Settles FTC Charges That Promises of Disappearing Messages Were False
Snapchat Also Transmitted Users’ Location and Collected Their Address Books Without Notice Or Consent Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers…
Housing For People With Intellectual Disabilities Will Be Available By July In Connecticut
By: Kate Farrish Connecticut residents with intellectual disabilities could start moving into new apartments and groups homes as early as July now that the state legislature has added $4 million in funding for such placements,…
Long Live The Rich!
By: Susan Campbell Charter Oak Health Center sits in Hartford’s Frog Hollow neighborhood – one of the city’s poorest. In an area where the median household income hovers around $17,000, Lorraine Reardon sees health issues…
Connecticut Nursing Home Disclosure Bill Wins Approval
By: Lisa Chedekel A bill requiring for-profit nursing homes that receive state funding to report their profits and losses from related businesses won legislative approval early Tuesday – a win for the union representing nursing…
Three Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined
By: Kate Farrish Three Connecticut nursing homes have been fined more than $1,000 each by the state Department of Public Health in connection with incidents in which residents broke a leg, developed pressure sores or…
Lawsuit: VA Discriminates Against Veterans With Sexual Trauma
By: Peggy McCarthy Two national veterans’ advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, saying it discriminates against victims of military sexual trauma who are seeking VA disability benefits….
Feds Provide Tools To Protect Foster Care Children From Credit Reporting Problems
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action to better protect children in the foster care system from credit reporting problems that could compromise their future credit. The Bureau published action letters for child…
Private Student Loan Borrowers Face “Auto-Default” When Co-Signer Dies Or Goes Into Bankruptcy
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman has released a report highlighting complaints of “auto-defaults” in private student lending. Borrowers report that some lenders demand immediate full repayment upon the death or bankruptcy…
Caregivers Of People With Special Needs Seek Ct Residential Placements
By: Kate Farrish When Velma Williams-Estes became a widow three years ago, it really hit her that she had to plan for permanent care for her daughter Deborah Ann Williams, 46, who has Down syndrome….
103 Times: Women’s Pleas For Help Went Unmet
By: Susan Campbell On any given day, 350 advocates work to help victims of domestic violence in Connecticut. But because of shrinking funds, Connecticut has 10 less domestic violence workers this year, and most of those…