EATING DISORDERS: What To Do To Heal
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. My entire life is focused on food. I have been anorexic since the age of 14, and now, at the age of…
Study Shows Higher Mortality Risk at For-Profit Dialysis Chains
by Robin Fields ProPublica, Dec. 9 (iStockPhoto) Patients treated at dialysis clinics run by the largest U.S. for-profit chains have a higher risk of death than patients treated by the biggest nonprofit chain, a study…
Be Smart About Giving To Charities
In this season of giving, many people are making contributions to groups and causes that promise to make a positive difference in the world. As you consider a holiday donation or year-end tax-deductible contribution, the…
Disciplined Cardiologist Becomes Abbott Lab Marketer
by Marian Wang ProPublica An Abbott Laboratories logo is visible on a security gate near its headquarters in Abbott Park, Ill. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) After a Baltimore hospital barred a cardiologist for allegedly performing unnecessary…
Steps Better Business Bureau Must Take To Regain Credibility
With the recent media attention on the Better Business Bureau’s two-year-old Pay To Play marketing scheme, the 99-year-old nonprofit will either self-destruct or become a great institution for consumers AND businesses.
Ever since early last month when ABC’s 20/20 aired its outstanding investigation into the BBB – which not only included the criticism that I and other consumer advocates had about the A+ to F grading system – but proof that businesses could BUY A+ grades.
LIFE GOES ON: Even Children Worry About The Economy
LIFE GOES ON: MOMMY, DADDY, ARE WE POOR? DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, My heart was broken the other day when my 8 year-old son asked, “Are we poor?” I said “No, honey, why would you ask?…
Courant & Tribune Lose Attempt To Dismiss Watchdog’s Wrongful Discharge Suit
Hartford Superior Court Judge Marshall Berger ruled this week that my wrongful discharge against the Courant and its parent Tribune company can go forward. In a major victory for me, Berger said that I have…
LIFE GOES ON: Getting Lost In A Relationship?
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I have been dating a wonderful man for over a year. He is everything I’ve always wanted in a partner. BUT, it seems that every time I’m in a relationship, I lose…
Avast: Excellent And Free Antivirus Protection
When I give speeches I usually begin with telling my audience that nothing is free. Well it turns out that almost nothing is free. My wife’s computer needed a tuneup and she asked a geek…
LA Times Coverage Of BBB Scandal In Los Angeles An Embarrassment
We all know that the LA Times has great reporters and does Pulitzer Prize winning stories around the world. Too bad it doesn’t devote more of its energy covering stories in its own backyard. For…
LIFE GOES ON: Giving Thanks
THANKS-GIVING DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am separated and sad. This Thanksgiving will be the first holiday that I will not celebrate with my wife and children. I will have them for part of the day,…
Aiello Plumbers Meet Their Match
As the publisher of a website and a believer in the free market system, I fully support advertising. But as consumers, we need to be skeptical, not only about what the ads say but about…
Better Business Bureau To Investigate Los Angeles BBB Chapter
Buried in a statement by Better Business Bureau Council President is his claim that his organization will immediately launch an investigation into the largest BBB chapter int he U.S. and Canada.
As the last point is BBB Council President Steven Cox’s statement is the following:
“Finally, BBB will launch an immediate investigation into the Los Angeles-area BBB.”
Better Business Bureau Hopeful Minor Changes Will Appease Critics Of Its Pay To Play System
Steve Cox, the president of the 120 chapter Better Business Bureau Council in the U.S. and Canada, is much better public relations spinner than a reformed who is going to bring credibility to the 99 year organization.
In response to a devastating ABC TV 20/20 investigation this month on his organization, Cox now says that errors were made – unintentionally – that reforms will take place.
Hamas A- rating
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched an investigation into the Connecticut BBB chapter after he was embarrassed by it by agreeing to be on its annual program with a company being honored for its high integrity, that turned out later to be a sham.
Better Business Bureau Agrees To Make Minor Changes
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has agreed to his demands that it stop awarding rating points for dues and make other minor changes to its rating system….
Better Business Bureau Considering Changes To Its Controversial Ratings System
After accusations of adopting a “pay to play” marketing plan, the Better Business Bureau said it will consider making changes to its letter grading system which has been criticized as a means to pressure businesses…
LIFE GOES ON: The Beautiful Restaurant
DEAR DOCTOR CAIRNS, I am not getting any younger. I’m a 36-year-old woman who desperately wants children. I’ve been dating someone who is OK, but certainly not my soul mate. Should I settle and marry…
Kirby Vacuums Faces Legal Action In Connecticut For Illegal Sales Techniques
Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. has completed his investigation into Kirby Vacuum high pressure sales techniques in this state and has asked the state Attorney General to take legal action. “The Department of…
LIFE GOES ON: BEAUTY LIES
BEAUTY LIES WATCH THIS FIRST, THEN READ: http://www.dove.us/#/features/videos/default.aspx[cp-documentid=7049579] I worked as a psychologist in Beverly Hills for 10 years. My office was across the street from one of the most prominent plastic surgery clinics in…
Delta Fined $100,000 For Lying About Its Lost Luggage Legal Responsibilities
Delta Airlines has agreed to pay a $100,000 penalty after the U.S. Transportation Department found that Delta was falsely telling some its passengers that its lost luggage responsibilities were much less than required by law….