For Release: 05/16/2012 Skechers Will Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers with Ads for "Toning Shoes" Consumers Who Bought Shape-ups, Other Toning Shoes Will Be Eligible for Refunds The Federal Trade Commission announced that Skechers USA, Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that the company deceived consumers by making unfounded claims that Shape-ups would help people lose weight, and strengthen and tone their buttocks, legs and abdominal muscles. Besides Shape-ups, Skechers also made deceptive claims about its Resistance Runner, Toners, and Tone-ups shoes, the FTC alleged. Consumers who bought these “toning” shoes will be eligible for refunds either directly from the FTC or through a court-approved class action lawsuit, and can submit a claim here. The ... Continue reading →

Posted Sunday May 13, 2012 11:00 AM GMT He's made quite the name for himself thanks to the hit HBO show "Game of Thrones," and Peter Dinklage has now scored himself the cover of the May 24, 2012 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The 42-year-old actress saddled up for the Mark Seliger shot spread while talking to the publication about overcoming his lack of height to wear his different appearance proudly - like armor. Highlights from Mr Dinklage's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Rolling Stone! On dealing with his lack of height: "When you're reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size - you either curl up ... Continue reading →

Just the words "dollar store" evoke images of aisle upon aisle of discount merchandise — housewares, light bulbs, bright green flip flops — but if Dollar General has anything to do with it, those words will also make you think of buying groceries. The Wall Street Journal says Dollar General is making a move into the grocery business with 40 new Dollar General Market stores opening over the next year. Those locations will offer fresh food and more refrigerated products in midsize stores, in the hopes that shoppers will come by more often and skip those trips to Walmart and other big box chains. Dollar General's CEO sees the competition from Walmart, Target and others as a race to become "the new general store." He ... Continue reading →

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Advice for Angry Outbursts A: Aggressive behavior is common in patients with Alzheimer’s at this stage. Sometimes aggression is a symptom of something else — like pain, frustration, constipation, bladder infection or medication side effects — that he cannot express. For that reason, it’s important to look for other causes of behavior changes before attributing them to the Alzheimer’s. Because there are no drugs approved to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s, always try to use non-drug approaches first. For example, don’t argue with him (reasoning rarely works) and change his environment if possible. Seroquel is often prescribed to treat agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s. However, randomized controlled trials have not shown it to be effective. This drug and all others in its class have been given ... Continue reading →