Three nursing homes face fines from the Department of Public Health for lapses in care that led to patient injuries. State inspectors fined The Summit at Plantsville $710 for improperly moving a patient. The patient,…
SPENDING FAST NO, I’m not writing about spending money quickly. I’m suggesting a spending fast: refraining from spending $$$$$$$$ for the next 30 days. OH NO!!!!!????? Does this make you nervous? Does this sound difficult?…
The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an Internet scheme that allegedly used bogus “free” product offers that deceived consumers in the United States and other countries and charged them for products and services they did…
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger An East Hartford doctor had his license to practice surgery permanently restricted by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. The board also fined him $3,000. Dr. Sultan Quraishi, who practices…
MANLY-MAN YOGA So why am I, a psychologist, writing about yoga? Because it works to heal anxiety and depression. Have you ever observed a baby holding his feet up in the air while lying on…
In addition to participating in the $25 billion foreclosure settlement, Citigroup will pay $158 million to settle civil accusations that it defrauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by falsely claiming that high…
Conservative radio talk host Dan Lovallo lost his job today as he was told Buckley Radio that it was “going in a different direction.” Lovallo had been with the WDRC-AM radio station chain since 1996,…
Another reason to eat a Mediterranean diet is that it will protect your brain as well as your heart, new research shows. According to today’s Wall Street Journal article by Jennifer Corbett Dooren, such a…
HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN FUNERAL! “I don’t mind dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen pretty much summed up the common attitude toward death. We know it happens…
by Paul Kiel Yesterday, administration officials stood alongside state attorneys general to announce a $25 billion mortgage settlement. It was reminiscent of a big announcement by administration officials three Februarys ago involving an even bigger…
We have little details on exactly who will or who won’t receive part of the the $25 billion federal-multistate settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers, but Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said he…
written by Theresa Sullivan Barger Doctors admit it’s sometimes hard to give patients the truth about their prognosis. In fact, 55 percent of those who answered a nationwide survey said that they sometimes put a…
J.P. Morgan Chase is following Bank of America’s lede to settle class action lawsuits for improper debit card overdraft fees. “The case, brought in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, revolves around…
LETTER TO A PEDOPHILE Whenever I work with a victim of sexual abuse or molestation, I encourage them to write a letter to their abuser. Often their anger, guilt, shame, and sadness are overwhelming. They…
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger The state Medical Examining Board voted unanimously Friday to suspend the medical license of an East Hartford internist charged with raping a patient in an examining room. Dr. Edwin A….
Written by Lisa Chedekel Two nursing homes, in West Haven and Waterbury, face fines from the state for incidents in which staff members reportedly were abusive towards residents, while four other homes have been cited…
Two Japanese suppliers of automotive electrical components–Yazaki Corporation and DENSO Corporation–have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of $548 million in criminal fines for their involvement in multiple price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracies…
The Federal Trade Commission – as part of its crackdown on illegal debt-collection practices – got a $2.5 million settlement Asset Acceptance Capital Corp., for pressuring borrowers to pay debts that are no longer legally…
Large U.S. companies with plenty of cash on hand have four choices: sit on the money, buy back stock, give higher dividends or buy another company. Of these choices only raising the dividend tends to…
Acetaminophen – and its name brand form Tylenol is effective and safe, but if you take too much it can lead to acute liver failure. The British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology recently reported a study…