Licensed financial and medical professionals can help We’ve always known certified public accountants and professional fiduciaries can play an important role in our financial health. But a new study shows financial experts like these could also hold a key to clients’ overall health through earlier Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses. Alzheimer’s disease…
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Get yours and contact a licensed accounting or fiduciary professional for assistance Your credit can make or break your financial plans for the future. That’s why a federal law—the Fair Credit Reporting Act—now gives consumers the right to request free credit reports every 12 months so you can stay informed…
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Learn about common ingredients and contact a licensed professional for advice Look at the back of your shampoo bottle, and what do you see? A list of ingredients that, more often than not, seems to be in a different language. But what do all the confusing terms mean? POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE? While…
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Start the new year with a new job; positions available statewide Make a difference for yourself and for California consumers by working for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Our dedicated employees carry out the mission and vision of the Department: to be the premier consumer protection agency through effective…
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Old-time activities have cutting-edge benefits Old-fashioned board games are getting a new look in 2021: With people staying at home during the pandemic, toy giant Hasbro reports a more than 20% increase in board-game sales this year, and Netflix’s top-rated series “The Queen’s Gambit” is causing once-dusty chess sets to…
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True or false: Mice love cheese, bedbugs hate light, and having pets means zero pests. Popular TV home-remodeling host Bob Vila takes on eight common pest myths and offers reality checks for homeowners: Pests mean you have a dirty home—Having a pest problem is inconvenient, but it can also be…
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Contact licensed medical and mental-health professionals for wellness help Here’s a heart-health reason to turn that frown upside-down: A new study out of Baylor University found that people with cynical personalities are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. Cynical people are characterized as those who believe others are motivated purely…
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Replace or restyle it; contact a licensed professional for assistance They’re cozy, pretty, and traditional, but they also can be dirty, costly, and dangerous: We’re talking about wood-burning fireplaces. MODERN OPTIONS FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED FEATURE According to data from the last decennial U.S. Census, 46% of American homes had a…
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Assistance is available from licensed mental health professionals A new nationwide poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans 65 and older who have concerns about depression will not seek treatment, and nearly one in three respondents who are concerned they may be suffering from depression believe they can “snap out…
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Regular checkups and early treatment are key He brings weather, news, and smiles to the more than 3.5 million Americans who wake up with NBC’s TODAY Show every morning. But popular TODAY co-host Al Roker brought a very serious message to his audience earlier this month when he publicly revealed…