Written by Lisa Chedekel In 2010 and 2011, Dr. Irene Abramovich of West Hartford was the state’s top prescriber of Invega, an antipsychotic medication marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals. She also was in the top five…
FOOD/MOOD CALENDAR I advise a very strong method of healing/feeling/dealing with life for all of those who want to ACT, NOT REACT, to YOUR mood. EVERYTHING YOU PUT INTO YOUR BODY IS A CHEMICAL. Food,…
Standing on principle is an admirable trait. But it’s a losing strategy when you use it as the reason to withhold payment of your condo maintenance fee or fine. Let’s just say it’s like playing…
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has tips for anyone who may want to donate money to the victims and families of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting. One opportunity for giving,…
May Kay is not a business I am familiar with, but the August issue of Harpers magazine gives a new view of the underside of the Pink Cadilac written by investigative reporter Virginia Cole-Smith. Here…
CtWatchdog.com is one of 21 websites chosen by a panel judges as the best consumer internet sites in the world reporting on consumer and health issues. “I am pleased to inform you that CT Watchdog has…
(File photo by Mel Evans/AP Photo) Much like the mortgage market, the market for private student loans has gone through a big boom and a messy bust. Some banks and lenders played fast and loose…
A new report released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Education outlines the deceptive practices that have found their way from the mortgage industry to the private student loan…
BBC is reporting that the super rich in America and other countries now have $21 trillion hidden in tax havens, enough to wipe out all of America’s debts. “The Price of Offshore Revisited was written…
It was a dark and stormy night. My patient, let’s call her Mary, went to a bar in an upscale restaurant, looking to meet a man. Divorced a few years ago, she felt ready to…
A Washington, DC, funeral home and its owners will pay a $25,000 civil penalty to resolve charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule, which helps to ensure that people have the information…
Now that we have firmly established that major international banks rigged the Libor rates which hundreds of trillions of dollars in mortgages, credit card debt, and loans use as the base for rates, we have…
HOW I MET MY PARTNER So often in my practice, I hear about the frustration and hopelessnessfelt by so many men and women (and teenagers) about how hard it is to meet someone special. Finding…
Written by Peggy McCarthy At 55, Stephen Norko says he was at “the lowest point’’ of his life. Homeless, unemployed, and feeling sick, the 17-year Navy veteran couldn’t get medical care at a VA hospital…
After having written about how some property managers and boards of association have taken advantage of unit owners, I was thrilled when the new leadership of the Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition (CCOC) asked me to…
“No 1. home lender Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay at least $175 million to settle federal allegations that it systematically overcharged minorities during the frenzied housing boom, including steering African Americans and…
Linda Carswell poses at the Langham High School track by a memorial plaque for her husband. Her lobbying and testimony played a crucial role in the Jerry Carswell Memorial Act, a new informed consent for…
HEALTH, NOT AGE As a psychologist, I often hear my patients talk about their fear of aging. Pretty, young girls see their first wrinkle and freak out. They talk about turning 30 as if it…
Written by Cora Currier (Getty Images) Last week, the British bank Barclays was slapped with $450 million in fines and penalties for manipulating information used to set a critical interest rate. Settlements filed by government…
I received a message from a friend in government the other day, asking if I had information on individuals or organizations that can help people who are enmeshed in elder care issues. Sadly, I had…