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...that's the size of a peanut," says Nicolette Toussaint, 49, communications director for a San Francisco nonprofit organization, "and it costs as much as a used car." Toussaint got her first hearing aid more than 15 years ago. It lasted 10 years--until she left it in the pocket of a pair of jeans she threw into the wash. The replacement cost $4,000. For many people the cost is doubled, since audiologists typically advise patients to buy two hearing aids if they have a loss in both ears. But many hearing-aid providers offer installment plans...
...lines, and more and more women work outside the home, the need for geriatric-care managers has increased dramatically. And their services are being more widely sought. Now here's the catch: unless you have a long-term health insurance policy, you will probably have to pay out of pocket for such services. Costs range from $75 to $125 an hour, and even a simple assessment can run a few hundred dollars. Still, you may discover that they are worth it--especially if they can direct you to hard-to-find health-care services or act as an objective outsider...
...increasingly heated debate among airlines, flight attendants' unions, consumer groups and passengers. According to some experts and the anecdotal evidence of thousands of travelers, things are scary up there - and it has nothing to do with the potential dangers spelled out on the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. It's about high levels of cosmic radiation, questionable cabin air quality, disease-causing microbes and cramped seating. Says Farrol Kahn, director of Britain's Aviation Health Institute: "Aircraft have been called incubators of disease. The airlines have a lot to answer...
...psychologist on the faculty of Brown University's medical school who, in private practice, works with adolescents, says that grownups should "encourage a kid to master something even if he stinks at school--a sport, music, someplace he can go where he is of value. This can build a pocket of resilience...
...GOLIATH Exchange-traded funds are growing rapidly. In December they attracted nearly as much new money as mutual funds, which netted $11.6 billion. ETFs are relatively new pooled investment vehicles, whose shares can be traded throughout the day. Total assets doubled last year, to $72 billion. Impressive but pocket change compared with the $7.2 trillion invested in U.S. mutuals...