How does having hip surgery in the U.S. compare to having it overseas? Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com
In 2018, I had a total hip replacement at the Veteran’s Administration’s flagship facility in Orlando, FL. Then in December 2022, I had the other hip replaced at Samitivej Hospital in Sriracha, Thailand. Much of the procedure was the same, but the overall approach and experience were very different.
An item in your fridge could share this ingredient with explosives. Jacob Lund / Shutterstock.com
We do our best to take care of ourselves, but recent testing shows there’s a toxin that even our fresh veggies can carry onto the plate — the chemical perchlorate, which is a component of rocket fuel, missiles, explosives, airbags and certain types of plastic. Consumer Reports analyzed samples to see just how contaminated our food really is. They looked at 196 samples of 63 supermarket products…
These scammers will put in a lot of effort to gain your trust. Frame Stock Footage / Shutterstock.com
A quick phone call from someone asking for $500,000 could raise red flags. But months of calls with — and even house visits from — “Social Security Administration employees” may be enough to convince some. That’s what long-con scammers are hoping for. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released a scam warning to consumers, alerting them to this type of fraud: These long-con scams…
Do you agree with peers about which brands are best? AntGor / Shutterstock.com
Which product brands are your favorites? From cereal to booze, your answer is likely to depend on your age. Recently, The Harris Poll used survey results and its own QuestBrand brand management software tool to name favorite grocery product brands by age group. Specific generations value each of the following brands more highly than the population of U.S. adults as a whole, which is known as…
Find easy solutions for your ailing lawn and how to best put them to work. Kamil Macniak / Shutterstock.com
Your ailing lawn is suffering from compacted soil and thick thatch, but can you dethatch and aerate at the same time? Absolutely. Performing both treatments at once benefits your lawn by improving water absorption, nutrient uptake, and air flow to the roots. But remember, timing is everything when it comes to dethatching and aerating your lawn. Perform these tasks during the wrong season…
These Panama beaches put bliss within reach. Nacho Such / Shutterstock.com
Panama has some of the best expat beach towns anywhere in the world. Whatever you want, you can find it in Panama. From well-developed luxury living, to quiet and secluded, it’s all here. There are prices and lifestyles to suit everyone. Whether your goal is retiring in Panama, or moving here as a snowbird there is something for you. When people think of relocating to the tropics…
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