What Does Homeowner's Insurance Cover? For most people, the purchase of a home is the single largest investment they ever make. Most homeowners lack the resources to cover any significant damage to their home—that's the purpose and function of homeowner's insurance. But you have to be careful when you buy a policy to protect your house. Not all homeowner's policies are the same. Homeowner's Insurance—An Overview The most important determination you need to make regarding a homeowners … [Read more...]
Managing Online Accounts after Death
May 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Plan to Protect Digital Information after Your Death Think of all the various places you have information online—Facebook and other social media accounts; online banking, memberships, Amazon.com and other retail accounts, your e-mail, everything you have in the cloud. What happens to all of that when you die? Who has access and who can get access? How can you prevent your loved ones from getting a computer-generated message from a social media account to wish you a happy birthday…long after … [Read more...]
Some Tattoo Ink Kits May Lead to Infection
May 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Some Tattoo Kits The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), responding to complaints filed by consumers using certain home tattoo kits, has determined that at least some of the kits sold by White and Blue Lion, Inc, have a bacterial contamination that could cause serious health problems. The FDA confirmed one documented case of a skin infection caused by the White and Lion product, and is investigation other reports. The product has since been … [Read more...]
FDA Asks Consumers to Report Problems
May 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Food and Drug Administration Solicits Help from Consumers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the federal watchdog for issues related to medicine, medical devices, pharmaceutical products and food, is asking consumers to be proactive in reporting concerns they have with these various products. The FDA's Medwatch program offers a simple form that allows individuals to disclose any problems or negative experiences, so that the FDA can take appropriate measures, from changing the warning label … [Read more...]
Common Medication Errors Reported to the FDA
May 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Under its Medwatch program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tracks instances where consumers have, for a variety of reasons, received the wrong pharmaceutical product. Over the last 15 years, the FDA has received nearly 100,000 reports from consumers who have been given the wrong drug. FDA officials express concern, though, that the numbers understate the problem, as all medication errors are reported on a voluntary basis. FDA representatives say that pharmaceutical errors occur for a … [Read more...]
