American Airlines realizes that more suitcases coming onboard planes means more time it takes to get people boarded. Therefore, the airline is allowing folks who have small carry-on items to board before those folks with larger suitcases, in an effort to decrease the number of roller bags on planes. This decision should help get the […]
If shopping online is something you love doing because it can save you money, you could be in for a rude awakening. The U.S. Senate recently passed an Internet tax bill that demands companies to collect the sales tax on all products. As it stands currently, companies only collect sales tax from people if products […]
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report showed a more than double increase in health insurance premiums led to employers dropping coverage and kept employees from getting any kind of coverage. According to the study, in 2011, 60 percent of New Jersey’s private employers offered health coverage to their employees – this was a four percent […]
With less than a year left before Microsoft ends all Windows XP operating software support, Microsoft is telling businesses using the 10-year-old OS to upgrade their computers to Windows 7 or 8. Office 2003 support was recently cut. The company cited numerous reasons for the software upgrade such as no technical support should something go […]
Carnatine, a chemical found commonly in red meat, is responsible for the increased risk of heart disease and high cholesterol levels. According to the U.S. scientists in a study published in the Nature Medicine journal, the carnitine is broken up by the gut’s bacteria. So, too much eating of bacon, mince and steak and consumption […]
According to the latest research, families are not saving enough money for college, students are deeper in debt and about 13 percent of college graduates owe $50,000 or more for their education. The research’s bottom line is that the miseries of college debt continue to get worse even with attention being paid to the ever-increasing […]
The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released the list of foods that are commonly linked to outbreaks, and leafy, green vegetables cause nearly half of them. According to the CDC, kale and spinach are the most likely cause of outbreaks. The list also included poultry, nuts, fruit and dairy. According to […]
The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidelines regarding many popular sleep aids, like Ambien, that have the active ingredient Zolpidem. The agency now demands that the recommended dosage from women be reduced by half from 10 milligrams to five milligrams and have recommended to doctors that men have the same cut. According to the […]
Over 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners are being recalled by four well-known national retailers – Toys R Us/Babies R Us, Diapers.com, Buy Buy Baby and Amazon.com – upon reports that five infants have died. At the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request, the companies have recalled both Generations One and Two of the Nap Nanny along […]
Food allergies… they are tough, and when it comes to children, it can be even tougher. And, it doesn’t get any easier in school. According to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers, nearly one-third of the food-allergy children are being bullied because of their food allergy. Eight percent of kids around the nation […]