supplements

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said today it's cracking down on 10 operations that allegedly used fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss products. The agency wants to shut down the sites posing as legitimate news sites and have titles like "News 6 News Alerts" and often feature...

Ginseng supplements, popular with consumers for their perceived energy-boosting benefit and effectiveness against the common cold, often carry less ginseng than indicated by their labels and have other ingredients, according to a newly released report. ConsumerLab.com, an independent testing...

A new report by Consumer Reports Magazine says dietary supplements sold in the U.S. are often contaminated and may cause serious health problems. The report says of the more than 54,000 supplements on record, only one-third have been proven safe by scientific evidence. Still others may contain...

A major marketer of dietary supplements has agreed to refund consumers a total of $5.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission accusations that it falsely claimed its products could help buyers lose weight and treat or prevent colds, flu and allergies. The proposed settlement was the agency's...

Nearly 20 years ago the Apple Newton became the first device to be called a PDA, 14 years ago Nokia provided a newly mobile world with the 9000 Communicator, which was the first phone with PDA functions. Since then we have quickly become a nation that relies on our phones to help us remember...

Do you pop vitamin pills daily to keep yourself healthy? If you do you're likely in the majority, because half of adults take vitamins daily. But are you taking the right ones and in the right amount? If you don't know, you could be spending too much and possibly even causing your body harm....