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Selling It
Selling It In this month's installment of Selling It: A truck that doesn't belong A strange knife holder A patriotic shirt—until you look at the label Weird cooking directions A pack of wild...
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Save big on eyewear
Save big on eyewear If you’re like many of our readers, you’re buying prescription glasses from your eye doctor’s office or an independent shop, and you’re happy with the results. But you’re probably...
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Reverse mortgage fraud and other new scams target seniors
Reverse mortgage fraud and other new scams target seniors Scammers are out there, and unfortunately retirees are often their targets. According to the Government Accountability Office, seniors lose...
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Pill bottles with air to spare
Pill bottles with air to spare Some readers need a chill pill, and for good reason: The pill bottles they’ve bought recently are half-full at best. Four such bottles, with readers’ complaints, are...
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Making sense of food labels
Making sense of food labels Organic. Fresh. Natural. They all sound healthful enough, but when it comes to claims on food labels, you practically need a glossary to keep track of what means what (and...
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Learning how to bargain can reap big bucks
Learning how to bargain can reap big bucks Hate to haggle? You’re not alone. Our new national survey found that just 48 percent of shoppers tried bargaining for a better deal on everyday goods and...
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Bison is a beefy alternative
Bison is a beefy alternative If, like us, you’re seeing bison meat in stores, you may be tempted to try grilling it this summer. To see how it compares with beef, our trained tasters tried strip...
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Best tissues
Best tissues The differences among facial tissues are nothing to sneeze at. Overall scores in our tests, based on strength (tested by a machine) and softness (judged by human hands), ranged from fair...
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Best laundry detergents
Best laundry detergents Tide is so popular that it earned a place on the National Retail Federation’s list of most shoplifted items. It’s also a winner in our tests, though Wisk beats it among...
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Frozen waffles that are almost as good as fresh
Frozen waffles that are almost as good as fresh You might want to leggo your Eggo. Although that brand sells far more frozen waffles than any other does, some of its rivals came out on top in our...
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8 trends in mobile devices
8 trends in mobile devices Think you and your family are major multigadgeters now? The mobile wave is still cresting: More than 240 million smart phones and tablets will be sold in the U.S. this year,...
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Chevrolet Impala review
Chevrolet Impala review U.S. Automakers are clearly in the midst of a bona fide renaissance. In recent years, we’ve seen a number of redesigned American models deliver world-class performance in our...
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Best used-car deals
Best used-car deals A late-model used car can be one of the best values you'll find when buying a car. With relatively low mileage, modern safety and convenience features, and usually a much lower...
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Consumer Reports’ New Ratings Evaluate U.S. Hospitals for Scheduled Surgeries
Consumer Reports’ New Ratings Evaluate U.S. Hospitals for Scheduled Surgeries Ratings Analyze Length of Hospital Stays and Mortality Rates; Includes Ratings for Five Common Surgery Types YONKERS, NY...
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Your safer-surgery survival guide
Your safer-surgery survival guide Surgery is scary. It usually involves having your body cut open, and sometimes things go wrong. You react badly to anesthesia, or suffer breathing or heart problems....
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How we rate hospitals
How we rate hospitals Our hospital Ratings help you compare hospitals based on our patient safety score, as well as individual measures relating to patient experience, patient outcomes, and certain...
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Watch out for fake diabetes treatments
Watch out for fake diabetes treatments If you see products on store shelves that claim to treat, cure, or prevent diabetes and its complications, the Food and Drug Administration wants to you to...
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Just in: 2014 Lexus IS claims to inject sport into the upscale sedan
Just in: 2014 Lexus IS claims to inject sport into the upscale sedan Ask most car buyers to name a brand associated with upscale sporty sedans and Lexus is unlikely to be first on their list, or even...
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How to choose a hospital
How to choose a hospital Use our hospital Ratings to find a good hospital in your area. Even if you don't have a choice in hospitals, our Ratings can help you identify and be prepared for any...
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Google Chromecast review
Google Chromecast review With the launch of the Chromecast last week, Google is staking another claim to the living room, this time with a thumb-drive-sized device you plug into your TV’s HDMI port to...
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