Many of America’s farmers are getting older or retiring and 70 percent of farmland in the United States will change hands over the next two decades, according to the FarmLASTS Project at the University of Vermont. The age of the average U.S. farmer is 58.3 years old. Young farmers are... Read more →
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is delaying its requirement on menu labeling, adding information on the calorie content of food to menus, until Dec. 1, 2016. The agency said: Since the FDA issued the menu labeling final rule on Dec. 1, 2014, the agency has had extensive dialogue with... Read more →
The FDA is strengthening the warnings on drug labels to indicate that painkillers such as ibuprofen can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke. The over-the-counter forms include Advil, Motrin IB, and Aleve. Those serious side effects can occur as early as the first few weeks of using... Read more →
Mortgage problems are the top source of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. The report also found that Bank of America was the most complained about company in 45 states and Washington, D.C. for mortgage problems. “Before... Read more →
Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #411. Baer reports bloggers in our boomer group are relaxing in their gardens, enjoying nice weather a beach home, walking and driving around a small town that’s their new home, learning the origins... Read more →
The Otteroo Corp. is recalling about 3,000 inflatable baby floats. The seam on the flotation device can leak air and deflate, posing a risk of drowning, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The firm has received 54 reports of broken seams on the product. No injuries have... Read more →
Riding ATVs on roads is unsafe whether the roads are paved or unpaved, a study published in Traffic Injury Prevention reports. An earlier study found that more than 60 percent of all ATV-related fatalities in the United States involved roadway crashes. ATV roadway deaths also increased at twice the rate... Read more →
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering JP Morgan Chase to stop illegal debt collections practices. Along with the attorneys general in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the bureau found that Chase sold credit card accounts to debt buyers that included amounts that were inaccurate or debts not... Read more →
Hot summer weather can pose additional health risks to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. It’s important that adults susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses know how to prevent problems. The National Institute on Aging offers these tips to help avoid hot weather hazards: Hyperthermia is caused... Read more →
If you’re a frequent flyer like me, you’re probably disgusted with how you’re treated as a passenger: crowded seating, delayed flights, inattentive flight attendants, baggage fees, ticket prices that continue to climb, crowded planes, and on and on. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice confirms that it’s investigating the big... Read more →