For years, prosaic consumer products sought to puff up their appeal by boasting they contained "secret" ingredients that improved their performance. Colgate toothpaste had Gardol, Dial soap had AT-7 and Certs breath mints had Retsyn. ...more

February 21, 2009

Tony "Fatso" Siciliano waxes poetic about the mystique and flavor of chili. ...more

January 22, 2009

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

December 27, 2008

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

November 29, 2008

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

October 9, 2008

Last week, we printed a request from an unidentified caller who asked for a sour orange marmalade recipe. ...more

December 26, 2007

Miley Cyrus reigns with tweens, who've made the "Hannah Montana" actress a TV and music star. ...more

November 15, 2007