Study: Drivers Using Cell Phones As Bad As Drunks
Driving While Distracted
06/30/2006 | ConsumerAffairsStudy: Drivers Using Cell Phones As Bad As Drunks...
FDA Requires New Warning Label For Antibiotic
An antibiotic made by Sanofi-Aventis will carry a new warning on its label
06/30/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanFDA Requires New Warning Label For Antibiotic...
The government claims the energy company reaped an illegal $20 million dollar profit with the move
06/29/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Truman LewisThe Justice Department and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have charged BP with illegal manipulation of the propane gas market in the northeastern U.S...
Researchers Suggest Air Conditioning-Obesity Link
Mammals use more energy to maintain their bodies when it's hot
06/29/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanIn the battle over Americas expanding waistline, much of the emphasis is on diet and exercise. A new study suggests other potential causes should be studie...
06/28/2006 | ConsumerAffairs Survey: Employees Are Biggest Threat To Data Security...
Girls Gone Wild Still Going Wild
Consumers still have trouble canceling their subscription
06/28/2006 | ConsumerAffairsGirls Gone Wild Still Going Wild...
FDA Mum on Laser Smoking-Cessation Programs
Public Citizen critical of the agency's inaction
06/28/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe FDA has yet to make companies break the habit of marketing laser treatment smoking cessation and a therapy which some professionals believe to be ineff...
Public Citizen Disputes Low-Power Laser Stop-Smoking Claims
Smokers who pay to be zapped by lasers in an effort to kick the habit are victims of fraud
06/26/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanPublic Citizen Disputes Low-Power Laser Stop-Smoking Claims...
Pet Stores Taking a Back Seat to the Web in Animal Cruelty
06/26/2006 | ConsumerAffairsA dog is not a "product" and professionals agree that buying a dog online is irresponsible, dangerous and contributes to the problem known as, "puppy mills...
Mercedes Smart Car Headed for U.S. Market
DaimlerChrysler plans to sell its 60-mile-per-gallon two-seater Smart Car in the U.S. next year.
06/26/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe little Smart Car is just more than 8 feet long and less than 5 feet wide and is small enough to fit in half of a typical parking space. ...
AT&T; Declares Consumers' Personal Data "Corporate Property"
What's Yours Is Ours, Ex-SBC Decrees
06/23/2006 | ConsumerAffairsAT&T Declares Consumers' Personal Data Corporate Property...
Experian Launches New Credit Score
Credit Bureaus Hope to Displace FICO Score as Industry Standard
06/22/2006 | ConsumerAffairsExperian Launches New Credit Score...
Texas Teen Sues MySpace for $30 Million
06/21/2006 | ConsumerAffairsTexas Teen Sues MySpace for $30 Million...
AOL Embarrassed by CNBC Report On Its Business Practices
06/21/2006 | ConsumerAffairsAOL Embarrassed by CNBC Report On Its Business Practices...
College Students Frequent Targets of Pyramid Schemes
Students Seldom Profit, May Ruin Their Credit in the Process
06/19/2006 | ConsumerAffairsCollege Students Frequent Targets of Pyramid Schemes...
Gas Pill Busted in Texas
06/19/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe Texas Attorney General has taken aim at a little pill described as a "top secret" gasoline additive that will boost mileage and cut polluting emissions...
New Jersey Sues Royal Caribbean Line
Says the line changed a cruise itinerary without notifying passengers
06/18/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Truman LewisNew Jersey Sues Royal Caribbean Line...
Prostate Radiation May Cause Problems Later
Treating prostate cancer with radiation may slightly increase a man's risk of developing rectal cancer
06/17/2006 | ConsumerAffairsProstate Radiation May Cause Problems Later...
Consumers Get Plastic, Metal in Their Drinks
06/16/2006 | ConsumerAffairsGeneral Electric customers who purchased a refrigerator with an ice dispenser in the door of the freezer have been finding more than ice rattling around in...
Part of a Broader Effort to Identify and Rate "Thin Credit" Consumers
06/15/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe "RentBridge" database will provide participating landlords and managers with instant access to the records of former tenants, in order to verify their ...
NHTSA Releases 2006 Child Safety Seat Ratings
06/15/2006 | ConsumerAffairsNHTSA Releases 2006 Child Safety Seat Ratings...
Government Pockets Profits from Items Seized at Airports
State and local agencies sell the seized items on eBay and elsewhere
06/15/2006 | ConsumerAffairsGovernment Pockets Profits from Items Seized at Airports...
AMA Wants Moratorium on Consumer Ads for New Prescription Drugs
Says the moratorium would benefit both patients and physicians
06/15/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Truman LewisAMA Wants Moratorium on Consumer Ads for New Prescription Drugs...
Debt Management Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
Defendants Will Pay Nearly $1 Million in Consumer Redress and Penalties
06/15/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanDebt Management Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges...
More Trouble for Popular Jeep Grand Cherokee
06/14/2006 | ConsumerAffairsMore Trouble for Popular Jeep Grand Cherokee...
"The Customer Is Not Always Right"
06/14/2006 | ConsumerAffairsBlacklist Helps Merchants Spot Assertive Consumers...
"Worst Data Bill Ever" Inches Forward in Congress
06/14/2006 | ConsumerAffairsWorst Data Bill Ever Inches Forward in Congress...
Jeep Grand Cherokee May Suddenly Accelerate
A 52-year-old man was run over and killed by a Grand Cherokee in a Connecticut car wash
06/13/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe Connecticut Attorney General is telling federal regulators that they ought to investigate unintended acceleration in the Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee....
FDA Cracks Down on Unapproved Antihistamine
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsFDA Cracks Down on Unapproved Antihistamine...
Countrywide Data Breach Still A Mystery
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsCountrywide Data Breach Still A Mystery...
California Supreme Court Rules Against Pearle Vision
Centers illegally provided eye examination services and sold eyeglassees and contact lenses from the same retail storefronts
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By James R. HoodCalifornia Supreme Court Rules Against Pearle Vision...
Some SUV Owners Burning More than Gas
A growing number of SUV owners unable to cope with rising gas prices are turning to arson to escape high car payments
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsSome SUV Owners Burning More than Gas...
Congress, Feds Sleep While Cramming Charges Afflict Thousands
Congress Created the Problem, Won't Lift A Finger to Solve It
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsCongress, Feds Sleep While Cramming Charges Afflict Thousands...
Movie Fans Suspect Foul Play at the Post Office
A Branson, Missouri, man thinks that someone in his local post office shares his taste in films.
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsMovie Fans Suspect Foul Play at the Post Office: A Branson, Missouri, man thinks that someone in his local post office shares his taste in films....
The head light switch may lead to an electric short.
06/12/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling four types of the Audi A6 from the 1998 to the 2000 model years due to a failed recall on t...
Wendy's Cuts Trans Fats in Fries and Chicken
06/09/2006 | ConsumerAffairsWendy's Cuts Trans Fats in Fries and Chicken...
A Mortgage Geek Tells All
06/06/2006 | ConsumerAffairsThe Mistakes Borrowers Make, and How to Avoid Them...
Big Savings Available As Major Drugs Go Generic
$24.7 Billion in Generic Savings Available This Year
06/06/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanBig Savings Available As Major Drugs Go Generic...
Lawn Mowing Not Child's Play
06/04/2006 | ConsumerAffairsLawn Mowing Not Child's Play...
06/02/2006 | ConsumerAffairs Study Disputes Lenders' Excuses for Charging Blacks and Latinos Higher Rates...
Student Loan Company Loses Borrower Data
06/02/2006 | ConsumerAffairsIt's tough enough to be a college student these days, with skyrocketing tuition costs, higher loan borrowing rates, and the peril of credit card debt just ...
West Virginia Settles With Cambridge Credit Counseling
Company will refund $250,000 to WV customers
06/01/2006 | ConsumerAffairs | By Mark HuffmanWest Virginia Settles With Cambridge Credit Counseling...