In post-9/11 America, security issues can trump even long-established medical conventions. The final decision to deploy the X-ray body scanners to airports was made not by the FDA, which regulates drugs and medical devices, but by the TSA, an agency whose primary mission is to prevent terrorist attacks. Research suggests that anywhere from six...
A Massachusetts man who damaged six cars at a New Hampshire dealership is getting support around the country from those sympathetic to the plight of the consumer who believed he was sold a lemon. A defense fund has been launched for David Cross 42,...
Complaint From John & Joyce Duquette of Fall River, Ma After a great deal of consideration I have decided this story needs to be told. It should serve as a warning to handicapped individuals who rent, or use their own motorized scooters at Foxwoods’...
There are more than 500 Internet sites that offer coupons and discount codes, but most are not worth your time. Thanks to Kelli B. Grant’s SmartMoney column, you now...
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...
“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...
“No one type—spray, cream, or lotion—protected best. We found three Best Buys: Up & Up Sport SPF 30 (Target), No-Ad with Aloe and Vitamin E SPF 45, and Equate...
Beginning tomorrow, June 28, 2011, all cribs of any size that are manufactured or sold in the United States (including used cribs) must comply with new and improved federal...
Much of our stress arises out of our relationship to time. There are three time frames to consider: past, present, and future. And in any given moment we are...