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Products making bogus claims to prevent or treat swine flu are flooding the Internet as scam artists prey on the public's fears ...

Cool-Jams Pajama Set Photo © Cool-Jams You with the hot flashes and night sweats - talk to me. You know you've tried different things to help get some solid sleep despite the disruption of your body's thermostat. First you're comfy under the sheets, then your inner heat lamp turns on. As you warm up, you develop night sweats and then wake up - not hot, but cold this time - from damp sleepwear. You've reviewed some of my other sleepwear tests, the DryDreams and the Wildbleu nightgowns, both made of wicking fabric. Well, now I've tried Cool-Jams as well. Have you tried natural fiber sleepwear, like cotton or bamboo? Cool-Jams feel that good, that smooth, and that light. I tried a three-piece pajama set this time, on the advice of a reader who reviewed my review. You can do that too - review my product reviews, I mean. If you read what I've written about the Cool-Jams and you have an opinion or suggestion, just look under the headline for the little blue link that sa

Federal officials have warned promoters of more than 140 products sold over the Internet about fraudulent claims that they can prevent, treat or diagnose swine flu.

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The European Court of Justice has declared that Ireland can not set minimum prices for tobacco products since it distorts competition and benefits manufacturers. The declaration came in the form of a...

Federal officials have warned promoters of more than 140 products sold over the Internet about fraudulent claims that they can prevent, treat or diagnose swine flu....

With would-be goblins and ghosts set to drape those huge fake spider webs over doorways and trees for Halloween, scientists in Wyoming are reporting on a long-standing mystery about real spider webs: It is the secret of spider web glue. The findings are an advance toward a new generation of biobased adhesives and glues - 'green' glues that replace existing petroleum-based products for a range of uses.

Even without words like 'light' on the packaging, many of the people we showed the new packaging to still perceived the lighter or brighter colors to be lower in nicotine, tar, or tobacco, and less harmful. 'Certain colors do elicit certain responses, feelings, emotions', said Tom Neal, Director of Brand Development at Kinziegreen in Wausau. He says with the tobacco already so heavily regulated, they're using the methods that are allowed as effectively as possible. 'As the color scheme goes from darker towards lighter, you're seeing they're trying to say to the consumer the things they can't really say with words.' So while cigarette companies won't be able to say 'mild', 'light', or 'ultra-light', by using a cool, calming blue, an energetic orange, or even a natural, healthy light green, would-be customers are getting the message. That's something that has health officials concerned. 'They're trying to make the consumer believe that they are getting a healthier product as a result