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FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Vita Breath Dietary Supplement

FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Vita Breath Dietary Supplement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase nor consume Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab Inc. of Rosemead, Calif., and marketed at health fairs and on the Internet, because the product may contain hazardous levels of lead. The FDA was notified by the New York City [...]

Taylor Swift is the Newest Covergirl

Taylor Swift is the Newest Covergirl

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Taylor Swift can now add COVERGIRL to her list of accomplishments. The 20-year-old, GRAMMY award-winning star has just finished shooting her first advertisements for the beauty giant, and will represent a new line of luxury products for the brand. The ads are scheduled to debut in January 2011. With millions of fans worldwide, [...]

US economy continues to recover but at a slow pace

US economy continues to recover but at a slow pace

The slow-motion economic recovery has continued in the early months of 2010, according to new data that both affirm that an expansion is solidly in place and underscore that it is likely to remain sluggish. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, rose at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first three [...]

UK consumers ‘make social choices with shopping’

UK consumers ‘make social choices with shopping’

And Britons overwhelmingly expect fair pay and fair treatment for workers in developing countries, and the vast majority, 86%, feel a personal responsibility to ensure workers are fairly compensated. The in-depth GlobeScan poll of 1,500 people was commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation ahead of World Fair Trade Day (8 May), the international campaign to improve [...]

Sky Sports prices slashed

Sky Sports prices slashed

In a major victory for football fans, the price of Sky Sports has been slashed. Broadcasters have cut the cost of watching top-class football in time for next season after a legal breakthrough. BT Group and Top Up TV will offer access to BSkyB’s Sky Sports 1 and 2 by August for just £20 a [...]

GunnAllen files for bankruptcy protection

GunnAllen files for bankruptcy protection

GunnAllen Financial Inc. filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing came a month after the FIRA or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found GunnAllen does not have the money needed to remain in operation. The application was filed on 26th April in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida [...]