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Medicare paid $55 billion last year just for doctor and hospital bills during the last two months of patients' lives, and 20 to 30 percent of those medical expenses may have had no meaningful impact, according to a report by CBS's 60 Minutes. The amount spent is more than the budget for the...

The creator of one of the great American snacks, the Cheez Doodle, died on July 27 at his home in King's Point, New York. For millions of consumers, the puffed-corn treats, coated in aerosolized cheese, are a childhood classic, and an adult temptation. Mr. Yohai leaves behind a legion of contented, orange-dusted smiles.

Nap Nanny baby recliners -- hailed by parents nationwide as a salvation from sleepless nights for infants with reflux, colic and other issues -- are being recalled after a 4-month-old Michigan girl was found dead in one this month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Baby Matters,...

Tots in Mind has recalled its tents that attach to the top of portable play yards after death of a toddler was connected to a design flaw, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced. At the same time, the CPSC is warning consumers about both crib and play yard tents...

For older Americans surveyed by Allianz Life Insurance Co., death is not such a big deal. Not, that is, when it compares to the spectre of a dwindling bank account. In a poll of people between the ages of 44 and 75, 61% said that running out money was their biggest fear. The remaining 39% thought...

Money can buy you power, but it can't always save your life. Here's a list of the world's richest murder victims, some of whom met some unlikely ends: bombs, arson and even a kinky sadomasochistic sex scene.

Jimmy Dean, country music singer, actor and sausage pitchman died on Sunday at his home in Varina, Virginia. He was 81.

A recent study published in Pediatrics found that breastfeeding for less than a baby's first six months is costing at least $13 billion each year in the U.S., with nearly all of that related to infant illnesses and deaths. Increasing the amount of time that mothers can realistically breastfeed, however, is no easy matter.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a crib recall and warning anyone with Generation 2 Worldwide or "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs to stop using them following reports of the deaths of three babies. At least a half million of the cribs are believed to have been sold by the now...

There's an old saying about death being a recession-proof business. After all, come hell or high water (or maybe because of them), somebody's going to die. But the nation's cemeteries are facing a tough row to hoe as recession-weary consumers pare down burial plans and escalating real-estate prices...