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FTC Cracks Down on Deceptive Health Claims

By | 07.14.10 | 12:00 pm

The Federal Trade Commission just announced a proposed settlement with BOOST Kid Essentials, a Nestle subsidiary it charged with making deceptive health claims about its products:

The advertisements challenged by the FTC featured the drink’s probiotic straw. In one ad, the straw jumped out of the drink

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Anti-Immigration Activists See Opportunity in Health Care Debate

By | 08.14.09 | 1:05 am

When President Obama showed up for a town hall meeting in New Hampshire on Tuesday, he heard more than just protests against health care.

“We don’t need illegals,” yelled a white-bearded protester into his megaphone outside the high school auditorium in Portsmouth, caught on video here. More…