Makers of Airborn offer refund for false advertising

[TechBear_Seattle]

Airborne doesn't work: get a refund

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The maker of Airborne "cold medicine" (said to be created by a second-grade teacher) is offering refunds to anyone who bought it, up to $23.3 million, pretty much for false advertising.

"There's no credible evidence that what's in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment," said David Schardt, a senior nutritionist with the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest in a CNNMoney.com story. "Airborne is basically an overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that's been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed."

In the same breath, a letter in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association shows people will say a placebo (or sugar pill) works if they think it's more expensive.

The full article is available at http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/toyourhealth/archives/133569.asp

Information on how to obtain a refund is available at http://www.airbornehealthsettlement.com

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[leftofcool]

1. Oddly Enough

Airborne works for my husband but not for me.

[lapfog_1]

2. hmm... that stuff works for me...

but then, maybe I was thinking it worked when it really did little at all.

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. I have a magical necklace that wards off tiger attacks

Since getting it five years ago, I have not once been attacked by a tiger. There it must work. :hi:

I never understood how a second grade teacher could figure out what high trained and very well funded scientists have tried for years to manage. Apparently, there was nothing to figure out.

[mzmolly]

5. Zinc has been studied, and it's an ingredient in airborne.

But their ad campaign went overboard apparently. ;)

[crispini]

4. thanks! Done!

I do like that stuff, but I always suspected placebo effect. :)

[grasswire]

6. I don't believe it.

I am quite a bit healthier since I started taking airborne during cold-flu season. I'm the only one in the family that doesn't get sick.