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Supplements for Brain Bruises?

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Supplements for Brain Bruises?

They don’t exist, warns FDA.

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

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Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

All the cool kids are doing it, but are e-cigs a less harmful alternative or just a new way to get addicted to nicotine?

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

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Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?

Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

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Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

Lawmakers struggle with branding initiatives.

Class Action Tobacco Suit Proceeds in Oregon

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Class Action Tobacco Suit Proceeds in Oregon

Lawsuit alleges that Phillip Morris mislead smokers into thinking light cigarettes were less harmful.

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

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Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

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Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.

Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

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Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

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Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

How tobacco companies can advertise is heavily regulated. For example, ads for tobacco products are banned from TV and radio, and all advertising for cigarettes and packaging of the product are…

Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers

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Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers

When the FTC announced (with much fanfare) in May 2012 that it had reached a $40 million settlement with Skechers over the deceptive marketing of Skechers’ toning shoes, everyone ooed…

Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

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Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

Telemarketers have picked up on the fact that many of us now use caller ID to screen calls. According to the law, telemarketers must display accurate information, but some scam…

Unsolicited Checks & Credit Offers

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Unsolicited Checks & Credit Offers

So you come home at 6:00 PM, and begin leafing through your mail. In an oddly-official-looking envelope from a company you’ve never heard of, you find a check for $250…

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims