The Daily Consumer   |   July 31, 2007

Top Story

FCC Passes Compromise Rules For Wireless Spectrum Auction Google had pressed for an "open" system that gave consumers maximum choice; AT&T objected.

Automotive

Oil Price Record Headed to Gas Pump? Oil prices hit record high based on high demand and trader speculation.

Summer Heat Means Less Gas at the Pump Activists want states to require a price adjustment on hot days.

Health

FDA Rejects Advice to Pull Avandia Increased risk of heart attack doesn't outweigh drug's benefits, panel decides.

Alzheimer’s Drug Seen As “Safe, Effective” Study finds donepezil improves memory and function in patients with severe, as well as mild and moderate, Alzheimer's.

Consumers Warned About Chinese Ginger Feds mistakenly let 25 tons of pesticide-tainted ginger into the U.S.

Finance

Nelnet Agrees to End Payoffs to Alumni Associations Student loan consolidator reaches $2 million settlement with New York.

Foreclosures Up 55% This Year Nevada, Colorado, California have the highest rates, as fall-out from subprime implosion continues.

Virginia Sues Financing Alternatives Company allegedly took consumers' money but did not deliver the computers they ordered.

Risk Genes for MS Uncovered Findings suggest a link with other autoimmune diseases.

Vegetable Growers Cite Safety Concerns Over Livestock Proximity E. coli outbreaks often traced to nearby livestock operations, growers note.

Scam Alerts

Virus Spreading Through Emailed Screensaver "Realy cool" screensaver is really a dangerous rootkit.

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