Herbal Supplement Cancer/AIDS Claims Latest FTC Target
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Several herbal supplements purporting to cure cancers, AIDS and other serious, life-threatening diseases are among the targets of a recent FTC action
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