Brain Training: Buyer Beware

Neuroscientist questions the science behind brain training.

Winter Tonic Plus

The seasons change but the FDA’s position on unapproved drug treatment claims does not.

Heel, Inc.’s Pain Relief Products

Nyloxin

Snake venom for the win?

Quicken Loans’ ‘No Registration, No Login’ Claims

Even without an account, lender may share users’ personal information with third parties.

NAD advises Synaptol to change advertising

The The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus., the investigative unit of the advertising industry’s system of self-regulation,…

Earache Medicines

The FDA sent warning letters to four earache medication makers demanding that the companies stop marketing their products, which the FDA has determined to be prescription drugs, as over-the-counter medicine.…

President’s Refi Program

This article sets off our suspci-o-meter for a couple of reasons. The phrase: “This one weird/easy/ridiculously easy trick” is almost always for something scammy. We don’t think the president can…

Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help

Disasters, whether man-made or natural, can attract criminals who use such opportunities to make money and steal personal information.

Mortgage Insurance Scam Goes Blue

The color changes but the deceptive marketing stays the same.

Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

FDA cracks down on companies promoting flu aids that claim to combat the germs.

Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet

The market for pet-related products has soared in the past decade.  The American Pet Products Association (APPA) estimates that the industry now generates over $50 billion in sales annually, an…

Hair-raising Hair Product Ads

Want to know the secret behind the lustrous, voluminous, “salon beautiful” hair that is featured in some television and print ads for hair products today?  Extensions!  Yup, fake hair.  Well,…

Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws?

A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.

Similasan Eye Relief

Allegations: Marketing products as able to relieve various eye issues when the company does not have FDA approval to make such drug claims and has not shown that the products…

Superior Home Protection

Some things are worth ignoring.

Best Reader Tips of 2024

Consumer complaints worth remembering.

FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims

Sprinkle, eat and lose weight is just unproven, says FTC.

SolarCity Clouds Savings Claims

Know this: There’s no guarantee that you’ll save on electricity costs by going solar with SolarCity.

ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service

FTC settles suit with company over charges of deceptive reviewers.