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Recalls

Baby Jogger Recalls City Mini Strollers

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Frigidaire, Kenmore Smoothtop Electric Ranges Recalled

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OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs

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Wal-Mart Expands Durabrand DVD Players Recall

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Pirelli Recalls Pzero Corsa Tires

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Toyota Recalls Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Scion XD & Pontiac Vibe

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New Internet Scam Targets Yahoo! Users

WSLS News Staff, news@wsls.com
A new internet scam is making its way through Southwest Virginia.

The Tazewell Co. Sheriff’s Office says the scammers are targeting Yahoo! account holders.

Investigators say the scam works by sending a request to the Yahoo! user to update their Yahoo! account. When the user does this, the scammers then gain access to the Yahoo! account holder’s e-mail contacts.

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How Much Radiation Does Your Cell Phone Emit??

Cellphone radiation levels vary widely, watchdog report says

By Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY

Some cellphones emit several times more radiation than others, the Environmental Working Group found in one of the most exhaustive studies of its kind.

The government watchdog group on Wednesday releases a list ranking cellphones in terms of radiation. The free listing of more than 1,000 devices can be viewed here.

Concerns about radiation and cellphones have swirled for years. Scientific evidence to date has not been able to make a hard link between cancer and cellphones. But recent studies "are showing increased risk for brain and mouth tumors for people who have used cellphones for at least 10 years," says Jane Houlihan, senior vice president of research at the Washington-based group.

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Recalls

Child's Strangulation Death Prompts Vertical Land Window Blinds Recall

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Lutron Recalls Roller Shades

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Victoria Classics Recalls Roman Shades Sold at Target

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Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Roman Shades

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IKEA Recalls Roman Blinds

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Lewis Hyman Recalls Roll-Up Blinds, Roman Shades

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This "Webmaster" Is A Hacker

Scam seeks access to victims' email accounts

By Mark Huffman, ConsumerAffairs.com

If you got an email purporting to be from the individual in technical support who is administering your email account, you'd likely pay attention. If you did what this particular email asks, your email account would probably be promptly hacked.

"We are pleased to announce that we are currently carrying out scheduled maintenance and upgrade with our new F-SecureR HTK4S anti-virus/anti-spam 2009 version from our data base," says an email arriving in email inboxes worldwide. "You are therefore advised to submit your username (e.g.user@name.net) /email address, and password to our technical officer within 7working days to enable us upgrade your mailbox."

The email provides an email link where you can send your user name and password. But hold on--take a closer look at this document.

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FDA Conducting Safety Review Of Weight Loss Drug

Review includes both prescription drug Xenical and OTC drug Alli

By James Limbach, ConsumerAffairs.com

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing adverse event reports of liver injury in patients taking the weight loss drugs Xenical and Alli, also known as orlistat.

Between 1999 and 2008, the FDA received 32 reports of serious liver injury in patients taking orlistat. Of those cases, 27 reported hospitalization and six resulted in liver failure. Thirty of the adverse events occurred outside the United States. The most commonly reported adverse events included yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice), weakness, and stomach pain.

ConsumerAffairs.com has received two reports of adverse effects of the drug.

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What You Need To Know About Weight Loss Surgery

Five tips for those considering an operation

By James Limbach, ConsumerAffairs.com

America is a fat country.

Sixty-six percent of all U.S. adults are overweight or obese according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, faced with heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, many are shopping for bariatric surgery to help manage these conditions and, in some cases, cure them.

What should a consumer look for in a bariatric program? Stephen Hamn, M.D., medical director of the weight loss surgery program at Baylor Medical Center at Frisco, an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, offers these tips:

• Take your time choosing a program. Weight loss surgery is a not a magic bullet, but requires life style changes to be effective. A good-quality program will tell you up front about the different options for weight loss surgery and the post-operative work -- exercise and changes in diet -- required for each option. Weight loss surgery is not an emergency. Take time to consider at least two programs.

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Telltale Signs You're Dealing With A Scammer

When a salesman uses a "fake voice," he just might be a scammer

By Mark Huffman, ConsumerAffairs.com

Countless times each day consumers encounter sales people online, over the phone and in person, who use deception to take their money. They may appear to be salesmen, but people who deceive you for a buck are actually scammers.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were an easy way to identify a scammer? Well, there are signs you're being scammed, if you'll only be aware of them.

We often think of a conman as smooth and sophisticated, and some of the really good ones are. But more often than not, the people responsible for taking your money are nothing more than common thugs, and they behave that way.

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12 steps for victims of identity fraud

1. Notify affected creditors or bank

If a bank account or existing credit line has been affected, shutting it down should be the first order of business. Working with the credit card company or the bank as soon as possible can save you money. In general, most credit cards have zero-liability policies, but the Fair Credit Billing Act specifies that your maximum liability for unauthorized charges is $50.

ATM or debit cards and electronic transfers from your bank account fall under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Under this act, consumers have to move fast. Reporting a lost or stolen ATM or debit card before any fraudulent transactions means the victim is off the hook for any that happen afterward.

But if purchases or withdrawals are made, consumers have a small window of two business days to report the unauthorized charges or transfers and get a $50 liability limit. After that, there is a $500 liability limit for up to 60 days after the statement reflecting the fraud is mailed. After 60 days, consumers are exposed to unlimited liability.

Consumers should also notify banks of any lost or stolen checks.

2. Put a fraud alert on your credit report

"Contact any one of the three credit reporting agencies and request a fraud alert. By doing so, a fraud alert will be put on all three of your credit files," says Steven Katz, director of consumer education for TransUnion's TrueCredit.com.

The fraud alert will last 90 days. After you've filed a police report or filled out the ID theft complaint form from the FTC, you can put an extended fraud alert on your credit file which will last seven years.

"Filing a fraud alert is probably the best step for someone who is unsure if they are a victim," says Katz.

A credit freeze will provide more protection but can be restrictive when applying for credit.

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New Rogues

Every day we add hundreds of new consumer complaints and comments to our site. And each day sees the addition of companies and products that haven't previously appeared in our Rogues Gallery. Here are today's newcomers:

From ConsumerAffairs.com

Zales
Colonial Health Insurance
TripAdvisor.com
Lug-nuts.net
Tickets At Work
Planetfone
Desert Dental, Las Vegas
Liberty Equity Solutions
Red Flannel Dog Food
Paperbackswap.com
Dermapril
Sharp TV
Emerson Microwave
Valencia Dental, Valencia, CA
World Car Nissan, San Antonio
Boston Sports Clubs
Abcircle Pro
Smile Brite
Smith Barney
Clayton Homes
Hilton Hotels
Champion Chevrolet, Houston
All Star Mitsubishi, Sayreville, NJ
Integra Telecom
Rowenta Steam Irons
AnimeDVDSupply.com
Skyway USA
American Garage Door

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Heart Experts Recommend Reduced Intake Of Added Sugars

High intake of added sugars implicated in numerous poor health conditions

By James Limbach, ConsumerAffairs.com

That's advice from the American Heart Association, which recommends limiting the consumption of added sugars and is providing information about the relationship between excess sugar intake and metabolic abnormalities, adverse health conditions and shortfalls in essential nutrients.

A new scientific statement, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, for the first time, provides the association's recommendations on specific levels and limits on the consumption of added sugars.

Added sugars are sugars and syrups added to foods during processing or preparation and sugars and syrups added at the table. High intake of added sugars, as opposed to naturally occurring sugars, is implicated in the rise in obesity. It's also associated with increased risks for high blood pressure, high triglyceride levels, other risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and inflammation (a marker for heart disease), according to the statement's lead author Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., associate provost and professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington.

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