Thursday, March 6, 2008

Fizzie payout

According to Page Six, screenwriter Rider McDowell (Wimbledon) called Page Six seven years ago promoting Airborne, the new cold remedy he and his wife, Victoria, had invented, little did we know how big a success it would become — so big, the McDowells just agreed to pay $23.3 million in refunds to consumers who were misled by advertising claims that the herbal supplement actually prevents colds. McDowell told us at the time he deserved some credit for the conception of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's just-born son, James, 5. Seems the couple had been planning a trip to Greece and Italy nine months earlier and didn't want to board a germ-packed plane without taking Airborne, which wasn't for sale at the time in New York. McDowell had a bottle of the fizzie tablets, loaded with Vitamins A and C and zinc, delivered to them, and the rest is history.

Source Page six


When I was sick two weeks ago I was popping these airbournes like crazy. Didja know if you put it in wine or cranberry juice it turns the liquid green…..proven fact….

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