I was at Costco last week. In the medicine section, there was a stand-alone display of Airborne tablets. Costco sells a lot of this stuff. There are full-page ads for Airborne in Costco’s monthly magazine. But whenever I see this product, I always wonder: “What do these pill do?” The picture on the box shows a worried passenger on an airplane with people around him sneezing. That might give you the impression that these pills will protect you from catching a cold from a fellow passenger. Besides, the name of the product is ‘Airborne,’ and it says on the box: “Sick of catching colds?”, “Sick of getting sick while traveling?”, and “for use in airplanes.” OK, that all sounds good, but then it says in small print on the label and in their ads: “This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Well then – what does this product do? They don’t actually claim that Airborne cures anything or that it will reduce your chances of getting air sick or catching a cold. It says on the box that ‘Airborne boosts your immune system.’ Well, big deal. So does an orange or anything else that contains Vitamin C. I wondered, who invented this product and for what purpose? On the company’s web site, they state with pride that: ‘Airborne was developed by a schoolteacher!’ Well, so what? Personally, I think that most people would be more impressed if these pills were invented by a doctor or a pharmaceutical company rather than a schoolteacher. This product is a mystery to me. I don’t get it. If anybody knows what Airborne pills do, please let me know. I’m not being facetious. I really don’t know.