Consumer Reports Health News - October 2009
Welcome to Consumer Reports Health News for health and medical journalists. Consumer Reports and ConsumerReportsHealth.org cover issues pertaining to the efficacy and safety of prescription and non-prescription drugs (including natural medicines), mental health, diet and nutrition, food safety, and fitness....

Consumer Reports Health News — July 2009
Welcome to Consumer Reports Health News for health and medical journalists. Consumer Reports and ConsumerReportsHealth.org cover issues pertaining to the efficacy and safety of prescription and non-prescription drugs (including natural medicines), mental health, diet and nutrition, food safety, and fitness....

Hearing Aid Shoppers Pay High Prices, Get Mediocre Fittings
Comprehensive guide to purchasing and owning a hearing aid YONKERS, NY — A new Consumer Reports investigation into hearing aids has found that consumers pay high prices and get mediocre fittings. The new report—the first such report on hearing aids...

Consumer Reports Health News — May 2009
Welcome to Consumer Reports Health News for health and medical journalists. Consumer Reports and ConsumerReportsHealth.org cover issues pertaining to the efficacy and safety of prescription and non-prescription drugs (including natural medicines), mental health, diet and nutrition, food safety, and fitness....

CR Poll: Thirty-One Percent of Americans Never Use Sunscreen
One in Five Adults Say They’ve Been Examined for Skin Cancer YONKERS, NY — Thirty-one percent of Americans polled by the Consumer Reports National Research Center said they never wear sunscreen. But consumers aren’t oblivious to the sun’s risks: 22...

Hazardous Health Plans: Investigation Finds Serious Gaps in Individual Health Insurance Policies
Insurance Loopholes and Limits can Leave Consumers with Huge Medical Debts; Consumer Reports Offers Tips on How People can Protect Themselves YONKERS, NY — A new Consumer Reports investigation finds that many people who believe they have good health insurance...

Survey: Hands-On Therapies among Top-Rated Treatments for Back Pain
Exercise is top self-help measure YONKERS, NY — Hands-on therapies are among the top-rated treatments for people suffering with back pain according to a new survey by the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center. Fifty-eight percent rated chiropractic/spinal manipulation as helping...

Consumer Reports Health News - February 2009
Welcome to Consumer Reports Health News for health and medical journalists. Consumer Reports and ConsumerReportsHealth.org cover issues pertaining to the efficacy and safety of prescription and non-prescription drugs (including natural medicines), mental health, diet and nutrition, food safety, and fitness....

Consumer Reports: Pricey Pet Food Not Necessarily Better
Consumer Reports advises consumers about what to look for on pet-food labels; plus, fancy claims consumers can ignore YONKERS, NY — When it comes to buying pet food, higher cost doesn’t always mean higher quality, according to the March issue...

Big Promises of Some Infomercial Exercise Machines Fall Flat; plus, Set up a Home Gym for Under $100
What’s real and what’s hype in infomercial fitness machines; plus tests of 40 exercise equipment machines include 6 Consumer Reports Best Buys YONKERS, NY — Two new reports from Consumer Reports separate the wheat from the chaff in home workout...