airborne

Yesterday we mentioned that the makers of Airborne had reached a tentative settlement over claims that it falsely represented its product as a "miracle cold buster," by citing a study done by a research firm that ABCNews describes as "a two-man operation started up just to do the Airborne study. There was no clinic, no scientists and no doctors."  More »

The Airborne dietary supplement, which claims to help ward off the cold and flu, has reached a tentative settlement in a class action lawsuit that the company misrepresented its product. You can file online or by mail here. Boxes of Airborne used to cite a study by "GNG Pharmaceutical Services Inc" that said it tested 120 people and 47% showed little or no cold flu symptoms, versus 23% of a placebo. However, an ABC news investigation revealed that GNG was a two-man operation started up just to make the Airborne study, and had no clinic, scientists or doctors. Following the negative publicity, Knight-McDowell Labs removed references to the GNG study from its packages. Maybe people just weren't reading the box carefully and failed to apply directly to the forehead.  More »