'Airborne' Hits The Ground

Have you ever wondered if that Airborne stuff works? Everybody seems to swear by it, but I'm pretty sure that if they developed a prophylactic against the common cold, it would be slightly more high-profile than Airborne, which is usually relegated to the drug store "impulse buy" shelves right by the register.

So it's good to hear that the courts, at least, don't find Airborne all that peppy: Airborne has just lost a $23.3 million class action lawsuit claiming the product is merely souped-up vitamins with a tricky and, apparently, illegal marketing scheme.

Sure, there's nothing wrong with vitamins - but I'd rather know if I'm taking snake oil or not.

Airborne settles lawsuit for $23.3 million [CNNMoney]