Halloween and Harvest Day are fun times for children of all ages to dress up in costumes, enjoy parties, enjoy fall fruits and vegetables, and eat treats. These celebrations also provide a chance to give out healthy snacks, get physical activity, and focus on safety, said the Centers for Disease... Read more →

Pumpkins, princesses, zombies, and witches will be among the most popular Halloween costumes this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2013 Top Costumes Survey. More than five million adults plan to dress as a witch this year and 2.9 million will dress as a Batman character. Tiny tots say... Read more →

Boston Salads and Provisions Co. Inc. is recalling about 223,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday The products were produced between Aug. 23 and Oct. 14 and shipped to wholesalers for... Read more →

A new law was signed Wednesday that will better protect New Yorker baby boomer from hepatitis C by requiring hospitals and health providers to offer testing for the virus to all patients born between 1945 and 1965 "Hepatitis C is a debilitating and potentially fatal disease that disproportionately affects the... Read more →

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Friday it has reached a settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for $4 billion to address claims of alleged violations of federal and state securities laws in connection with residential mortgage backed securities purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Under the terms... Read more →

Following a four-week trial, a federal jury in Manhattan decided Wednesday that Bank of America is liable for fraud on claims related to defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit. The jury also found former Countrywide executive Rebecca Mairone liable for defrauding the United States. Mairone was the only individual... Read more →

I’m the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #330. As the days get shorter, the weather gets colder, and Halloween approaches, baby boomer blogger offer suggestions on how to improve your quality of life. Are you feeling just a little run down? Out of sorts, and not at... Read more →

Toyota is recalling more than 800,000 vehicles from model years 2012-2013. In the Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles involved, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to pool at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The water... Read more →

Everyone with Medicare who is enrolled in a private health or drug plan should review their choices during the Fall Open Enrollment Period, the Medicare Rights Center, a consumer service organization, recommends. Even people who are currently satisfied with their plan should examine it, because plans change benefit packages every... Read more →

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is glad that the government shutdown is over, but she’s angry that a reckless faction pulled a political stunt that was so costly to so many. I agree with Warren totally. Here’s the e-mail she sent out about the shutdown and near government default: I'm glad... Read more →