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(Bloomberg) -- Google searches for a popular antibiotic and a baby teething product send some users to suspect websites, according to a report released on Monday by a firm that tracks trademark and copyright infringement online.

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Earlier this year, six of the 10 results on the first page for the Google search “buy Bactrim online” showed links to websites that were “operating unlawfully and misusing” the Bactrim trademark, Incopro Ltd. said in the study.

Another Google search for “wholesale Comotomo teether” produced nine organic results that directed users to an online marketplace or e-commerce website. Three of those sites listed “potentially harmful products that misuse the Comotomo trademark,” Incopro also reported.

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The results are based on searches Incopro ran using its software and data from web marketing firm SimilarWeb Ltd. Incopro wrote to Alphabet Inc.’s Google about its findings and the company said it got a written response from the internet giant, which it quoted in the study.

“Google aggregates information published on the web returning users different web pages that relate to their search requests, but we don’t make any claims about the content of these pages,” Google wrote in its response, according to Incopro.

Google has had a mixed record in dealing with contentious websites, Incopro said. The internet giant will remove website addresses from its search index for infringing copyright. But it won’t act when it is told that its search engine is pointing to sites selling counterfeits and infringing trademark rights, Incopro said. The firm noted that that other large internet companies including Facebook Inc., EBay Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. will take action in these cases.

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“Google takes the view that it is not (and cannot be) a ‘publisher’ when it is told that it is returning results for counterfeit web pages and so it does nothing,” Incopro wrote in its report. “If Google did remove these websites from their index these sites would be starved of oxygen and would fail.”

The study suggests that Google search results for antibiotics are still showing suspect websites almost as much as they were three years ago, when another report from the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies showed 65% of search results for prescription drug terms led U.S. consumers to sites selling unapproved and dangerous medication.

Search engines like Google should do more to protect consumers from unsafe results, Incopro said. “The FDA and other government bodies have limited resources and cannot be expected to solve every problem,” the report said. “Brand owners should be able to request that search engines de-index these sites themselves.”

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Halloween: the craziest disguises worn by tops in 2017

In less than two weeks, children all over the world will don their best - or scariest - costume and go in search of the best treats. But the little ones are not the only ones to celebrate Halloween, and the fashionable tops rival each year of creativity to draw the most beautiful disguise. Back in pictures on the costumes spotted on social networks last year.

Heidi Klum as a werewolf
The model Heidi Klum is unquestionably the queen of Halloween, organizing every year the most popular parties. His disguises are not left out, and are regularly unanimous. Last year was no exception. The top was totally unrecognizable as a werewolf; a scary character inspired by Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

Alessandra Ambrosio as a hippie singer
There are many tops who choose celebrity costumes to celebrate Halloween. If the dress and the wig of Marilyn Monroe are often a sensation, it is the Cher singer who inspired Alessandra Ambrosio in 2017.

Gigi Hadid in super-heroine
The most prominent top has opted for a sexy disguise inspired by universe of superheroes to fall back into childhood the time of Halloween. The beautiful woman wore Catwoman outfit while Zayn Malik played Spider-Man.

A special menu Gisele Bündchen
The queen of the catwalk is not taken seriously and we appreciate it. Last year, the top left the scary costumes to turn into a toast ... Si si! Behind her, Tom Brady completes the menu, wearing a lawyer's disguise.

Joan Smalls in mouse
If the Puerto Rican top did not show originality last year, opting for a Minnie Mouse costume, we can say that the disguise was fine.

Taylor Hill in scary cowgirl
The American top has perfectly played the game of terrifying disguise for Halloween, last year, setting his sights on a costume and a make-up mid-cowgirl mid-zombie. An outfit that caused a sensation on the canvas.

Sara Sampaio addicted to
cosmetic surgery The best Halloween costume 2017 goes to Sara Sampaio, totally transformed. The young woman simply disguised herself as a plastic surgery patient. A scary disguise that must have taken a long time to achieve.

Natalia Vodianova in art work
The Russian top also made strong last year by disguising itself purely and simply as a work of art. The beautiful has chosen the Balloon Venus, created by Jeff Koons.

Jasmine Sanders plays "The Wizard of Oz"
Actress and model Jasmine Sanders played the wisdom card last year, wearing the costume of Dorothy, protagonist of the "Wizard of Oz". A suit that suited him well.

Lais Ribeiro in sexy clown
A costume both scary and sexy: this was proposed by the Brazilian top Lais Ribeiro last year, combining a terrifying clown make-up to an ultra-sensual dress.

© Provided by AFPRelaxNews Hard to believe but it is Heidi Klum who is behind this werewolf disguise.