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The Hidden Costs of Higher Education & Consumers Digest's Top 100 College Values
It’s easier today to get a student loan from a university’s financial-aid office, but it’s tough to decipher the hidden fees that you will pay.
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'Premium' Pet Food: Begging for the Truth
There is little evidence that cats and dogs benefit from costly and unusual ingredients in their food.
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New Age of Retirement: How to Revitalize Your Plans
Shrinking private pensions might dim your golden years.
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The Hidden Costs of Higher Education & Consumers Digest's Top 100 College Values
It’s easier today to get a student loan from a university’s financial-aid office, but it’s tough to decipher the hidden fees that you will pay.
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'Premium' Pet Food: Begging for the Truth
There is little evidence that cats and dogs benefit from costly and unusual ingredients in their food.
Family News
Small batteries pose greater risks for young children
May 16, 2012—A new study indicates that parents shouldn’t let young children play with electronic devices that use button-size batteries.
Report says sippy cups, pacifiers increase injury risk for toddlers
May 15, 2012— American Academy of Pediatrics says parents should wean toddlers from pacifiers and “sippy cups” because a new study indicates that doing so will reduce the risk of injury.
MetLife to pay $188 million to beneficiaries in settlement
April 24, 2012—Metropolitan Life Insurance will pay out $188 million this year to beneficiaries of life-insurance-policy holders to settle claims that MetLife held on to unclaimed life-insurance policy payouts that should have been given to beneficiaries.
Obesity during pregnancy could contribute to autism
April 9, 2012—Women who are obese during pregnancy face a higher risk of having a child who has autism, according to a new study.
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Related Department Briefs
Toy safety standard updated
Dangerous bath toys and concerns about cadmium in children’s jewelry are the targets of the latest round of toy-safety standards.
Vaccine for grandma and grandpa
If you have an infant at home, a few family members who might need to see a doctor for a vaccination are the child’s grandparents.
Label changes loom
The labels for oral contraceptives soon likely will carry more-explicit warnings about the risks that are associated with taking the medications.
New badges might lead scouts astray
In response to the current economic times, Girl Scouts of the United States of America announced 13 new financial-literacy badges.
And the cotton is high
A rise in the price of cotton items on retailers’ shelves seems likely to trigger a change in clothing materials, according to one market analyst.
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Family Recalls
Safety 1st recalls cabinet locks, toilet locks due to lock failure
May 18, 2012—Safety 1st recalled its cabinet locks and toilet locks, because young children might disengage the locks unexpectedly and gain access to dangerous items that are stored in the cabinet or to water in the toilet, which would increase the risk of injury or drowning.
Multiple retailers recall Tots in Mind crib tents due to entrapment and strangulation hazards
May 16, 2012—Amazon.com, Bed Bath & Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Toys R Us and Wal-Mart Stores recalled Tots in Mind crib tents, because the product could pose entrapment and strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers.
Bonded Apparel recalls hooded jackets due to strangulation hazard
May 15, 2012—Bonded Apparel recalled its boys hooded jackets, because they have drawstrings in the neck that could pose a strangulation hazard.
Nestlé Purina recalls cat food due to low level of thiamine
May 14, 2012—Nestlé Purina recalled its Purina Veterinary Diets OM Feline Formula cat food, because it lacks the proper amount of thiamine, as stipulated for cats by Food and Drug Administration.
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