With property values decreasing in most towns in Connecticut and in the rest of the country, now might be the right time to set up a reverse mortgage for yourself or for your elderly relatives….
UNDIAGNOSED BIPOLAR DISORDER (AKA MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER) A few months ago, Catherine Zeta Jones disclosed that she suffered from Bipolar 2 Disorder. This was a courageous act that will hopefully lessen the stigma of mental…
Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate eight online advertising companies for violating their privacy policies regarding online tracking and said the companies’ deceptive behavior shows self-regulation doesn’t work. The companies…
Americans are the most generous people on earth when it comes to opening their pocketbooks to charities – somewhere around $300 billion a year. But Americans are also very uneducated and naive when it comes…
With better medial equipment early signs of potential diseases are readily seen. But does that mean that more lives will be save? Maybe, maybe not. As with most advancements there are unforeseen consequences. Time magazine…
Actually I was hoping for a little bit of notice; blaring trumpets, singing choirs, children throwing rose petals in the governor’s path as he proceeded to a very public signing of a new law that…
The days of crammed medicine cabinets and countertops are over, at least in five Connecticut towns. The Department of Consumer Protection, the Lower Fairfield County Regional Action Council, and five local police departments are piloting…
I met a man this morning who had some experience caring for a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, and I believe this is a good time to provide some useful information to people who may be…
If you haven’t had a heart attack, but your cardiologist wants to perform an angioplasty, you might want to ask some serious questions from your doctor and get a second opinion. The latest study of…
LIFE GOES ON: Who Do You Want To Be? You can create a new life for yourself whenever you want. Take an assessment of your life: your past, your present, and how you would…
Usually this column is devoted to issues of elder abuse, or elder care, but today I want to explore another issue that affects the elderly, and is growing significantly and encompasses both elder abuse and…
“In the constant battle to lose inches or at least stay the same, we reach for the diet soda. Two studies presented June 25 and 27 at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions in San…
Written by Paul Kiel Four years into the foreclosure crisis, banks say they’ve made major improvements in how they handle struggling homeowners. They’ve promised, for example, not to foreclose on homeowners who are being considered for…
THE PIE EXERCISE DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I feel like all I ever do it work. There is never time for me. I have a full time job, a husband, and 3 teenagers. My…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Clifford Berken The state Department of Public Health has overruled a medical board decision that would have allowed a Greenwich physician who is registered as a sex offender to resume his…
The gathering of elder care advocates and victims of guardianship abuse in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 13, and 14 has been judged “a landmark event in the reform movement,” according to elder care advocate…
There is no question that real estate sales are in the dump and home owners have little chance of selling. But an interesting article in the Hartford Business Journal sheds additional light on why scores of…
Consumers who have any Bacardi MARTINI Asti Sparkling Wine in 1.5 liter bottles at home are being urged to take heed of a voluntary recall announced yesterday by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., the Department of Consumer…
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAME AND FORTUNE – A Look Into what makes someone like Congressman Weiner Tick Anonymity is the reason we may angrily cut someone off in traffic, scream and yell and swear. Road…
As Connecticut’s 2011 Legislative session ended last week both the state House and Senate signed off on an amended “Act Concerning Investigations by Protective Services for the Elderly!” Yahoo! Yippee! No kidding. I am really…