Tip of the Week – July 6, 2009

Ask Questions About That New Drug
Know About the Medicines You’re Taking. Don’t be embarrassed to question your doctor about that new prescription he’s written.
Some recommended questions include:
* What is the name of the medicine and what is it supposed to do? Is this a brand-name drug or a generic version, which probably is less expensive.
* [...]

Tip of the Week – June 29, 2009

In-Home Drowning Prevention Tips
•  Never leave a baby alone in a bathtub for even a second. Always keep the baby in arm’s reach. Don’t leave a baby in the care of another young child. Never leave to answer the phone, answer the door, to get a towel or for any other reason. If you must [...]

Consumer ATM Safety Tips

ATMs (automated teller machine) are a great convenience, allowing us to do our banking 24 hours a day. Given the widespread availability of ATM access and the convenience it affords, using an ATM card has become an important part of our everyday life. By following some common sense guidelines, we can help ensure that [...]

Tip of the Week – June 15, 2009

Keeping Your Kitchen Safe

In most households, the kitchen is the busiest place in the entire house. It is, also, the site for most household accidents.
Why not take a few minutes to review some basic kitchen safety tips:
General Kitchen Safety Tips
*Keep appliance cords out of reach. Buy appliances with shorter cords, or tie the extra length [...]

Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite

This is a subject that most people are not willing to address but it is becoming a world-wide problem even in highly developed countries like the United States.
Have you looked at your bed sheets recently to see if there’s evidence of Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug? Once thought to be past history, bedbugs have resurfaced [...]

How Will the Conficker Computer Worm Affect You?

Today, I removed all the computers in our house (two desktops and two laptops) from our Internet connection and ran special checks to see if they were infected with the Conficker worm virus.
What is the Conficker worm virus and what can it do? I will let a CNN news article published today to explain the [...]

Car Care – When Things Go Wrong

CAR BREAKDOWN
We always hope that nothing will go wrong with our car but even with good maintenance things can go wrong.
There was a time when most vehicles could be instantly fixed on the side of the road by just fumbling with the contact points or banging the carburetor armed with just few basic tools. [...]

Car Care – The Basics II

Today, we pick up where we left off yesterday learning the basics of car care.
ENGINE OIL
The quality and amount of motor oil in an engine is critical to keep it properly running.
This is why regular oil checks should be done whenever possible to monitor the quality and amount of motor oil. Clean oil should [...]

Car Care – The Basics

Understanding Basic Car Care
Today’s modern automobile is a sophisticated, computer-controlled machine that requires less care and is more dependable than what our ancestors drove. But in order to keep it running efficiently and trouble-free at all times, it still has to undergo periodic maintenance procedures based on your car’s manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule. [...]

Car Care – Getting a Good Start

Today’s busy woman may be shuttling her kids to school or simply trying to beat the snarling traffic just to get to work. Whatever the reason may be, there are now more and more woman that are spending a lot of time behind the wheel.And the last thing that anyone wants to deal with [...]

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