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Green Coffee Bean Extract Marketer To Refund Customers

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Green Coffee Bean Extract Marketer To Refund Customers

Marketers made millions off “Oz effect” but FTC says there was no proof the supplement worked.

Taking Aim at Navajo Medicine Man Remedy’s Hearing-Loss Claims

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Taking Aim at Navajo Medicine Man Remedy’s Hearing-Loss Claims

Reversing hearing loss in less than a few weeks? Science may have something else to say.

Green Coffee Bean Weight Loss Study ‘Seriously Flawed’

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Green Coffee Bean Weight Loss Study ‘Seriously Flawed’

Texas-based Applied Food Science to pay $3.5 million to settle misleading weight-loss claims complaint.

Try Again, TriVita: Wellness Drink Makers to Pay $3.5M

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Try Again, TriVita: Wellness Drink Makers to Pay $3.5M

FTC reaches settlement over Cactus-based drink’s prickly claims.

Glowing Testimonials Vanish in Wake of TINA.org article

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Glowing Testimonials Vanish in Wake of TINA.org article

Website disappears following publication of TINA.org investigative article.

Six Vintage Eco-Clueless Ads

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Six Vintage Eco-Clueless Ads

In honor of Earth Day, check out these vintage commercials to see how advertising has gone from blissful ignorance to calculated The practice of making something sound better for the…

Diet Drug Transfers Fat to Breasts and Tans Skin

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Diet Drug Transfers Fat to Breasts and Tans Skin

First reaction: totally gross. Second reaction: hello Photoshop!

57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

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57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged. Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…

White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back

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White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back

Study confirms that racial minorities are underrepresented in accessing fertility services.

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…

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

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Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…

Bottom Line: Losing Weight Takes Work

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Bottom Line: Losing Weight Takes Work

Let’s face it. As a nation, we are getting fatter. In fact, we’re so fat that manufacturers had to widen revolving doors from 10 feet to 12 feet to accommodate…

Julia Roberts – “Pretty Woman” or Not?

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Julia Roberts – “Pretty Woman” or Not?

Take a renowned fashion photographer, Mario Testino, and have him take photos of superstar, Julia Roberts, with lots of light (to flatter), and a soft focus and lower resolution (to…

How to Spot Bogus Medical Products