Drug representatives have one mission: to convince your doctor to prescribe their overpriced, brand-name medications instead of more cost-effective generic drugs, according to the Web site Mr. Med Saver, a site that offers information to consumers to help them save money on prescription drugs. One of the greatest weapons that... Read more →
Baby boomers who take three well-known erectile dysfunction medications should be extremely careful if they also take any of 56 other drugs, including many commonly prescribed anti-angina and certain blood pressure medications, grapefruit juice, and St. John’s Wort, warns Public Citizen. The three erectile dysfunction drugs are Viagra, chemical name... Read more →
Phyllis Coletta's dream was always to live in a cabin in the Colorado mountains and ride horses. Coletta knew after about six months in law school that I she would leave her profession, although it took her 16 years to do so. She tells boomers that they, too, can leave... Read more →
Oprah Winfrey is offering free copies of Suze Orman's latest book, “Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound.” The free book offer is a download from The Oprah Winfrey Show Web site. The book is copyrighted. You can view and download the file, but you can’t... Read more →
Among the throngs of thousand attending the 2009 International Computer Electronics Show to ogle the latest electronic gadgets, one group will be focusing on how technology can help baby boomers as they age. At the Silvers Summit tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Venetian Hotel in Las... Read more →
When I was at the drug store, I couldn’t resist. I bought a copy of “Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound.” Although the book offers many of the recommendations you see Orman make on her TV appearances, the book is a small, 209-page, easy to... Read more →
I think that genetically modified foods need to be banned from the food supply. They aren’t safe. Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association, makes the case against the foods in his fact sheet “Hazards of Genetically Engineered Food and Crops: Why We Need a Global Moratorium.” Cummins... Read more →
I’ve been concerned about the health effects of genetically modified food for years, but hadn’t figured out how to approach this complex topic. A new book by scientist Lisa H. Weasel, “Food Fray: Inside the Controversy Over Genetically Modified Food,” lays out the events in history, science, and politics that... Read more →
How successful were your holiday gifts from a consumer point of view? ConsumerAffairs.com offers this list of troubling consumer goods and services based on a review of the thousands of consumer complaints it received about holiday gift giving: Pyrex items that exploded. American Express gift cards that didn’t work or... Read more →
"Pig in the Python: Design for Aging Forum," a discussion on what baby boomers need for housing as they age, offered the startling information that although governments, service providers, and developers know a large wave of boomers is coming, no clear plans are being made for boomer housing. Liz Taylor,... Read more →