What Are Thrombocythemia and Thrombocytosis?
Thrombocythemia (THROM-bo-si-THE-me-ah) and thrombocytosis (THROM-bo-si-TO-sis) are conditions in which your blood has a high number of blood cell fragments called platelets (PLATE-lets).
Platelets are made in your bone marrow along with other kinds of blood cells. They travel through your blood vessels and stick […]

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Things have gotten easier for taxpayers who need help preparing their federal returns this year. The IRS has enhanced both Publication 17 and Where’s My Refund?, two key electronic tools available on this Web site, IRS.gov, the official Web site of the IRS. These improvements will help any taxpayer with Internet access find answers to […]

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Beginning this week, HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is mailing hundreds of thousands of letters to at-risk homeowners who need a more affordable alternative to the high-cost mortgages they are currently paying. The first round of 280,000 letters was sent this week with another 570,000 letters to be sent through September 2008.
“For hundreds of […]

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Here are tips on borrowing to start or operate Home Business
Plan to borrow money with a business loan instead of using your personal credit card. “For some small business owners, particularly those at startup companies, a personal credit card may be their only or best option for financing expenses,” said Luke Reynolds, an FDIC Community […]

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Buying and maintaining a house is expensive enough, so why pay more than you have to for a home loan? Suggestions throughout this special edition can help keep down the costs of a mortgage or a home equity loan, but here are additional tips.
You can negotiate the rates and terms of a home loan. You […]

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