Health
Alcohol apps aimed at young
Apps with names like 'Let's get Wasted!' and 'Drink Thin' have led a James Cook University Professor to call for Government action on alcohol advertising on mobile devices.
Dec 22, 2014
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News tagged with alcohol advertisements
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds the mere presence of alcohol is enough to make women appear more sexually available
With office Christmas party season in full swing a new Deakin University study provides a timely reminder of the role alcohol plays in unwanted sexual advances.
Dec 11, 2014
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Addiction
Brand-specific television alcohol ads predict brand consumption among underage youth
Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to other alcohol brands, providing new and compelling evidence of a strong association between ...
Jul 29, 2014
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Addiction
Underage drinkers overexposed to magazine advertising for the brands they consume
The brands of alcohol popular with underage drinkers also happen to be the ones heavily advertised in magazines that young people read, a new study finds.
Jul 8, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
How movies may make you drink more
Alcohol use is widespread in contemporary movies, often portrayed positively or even glamorized. Unlike alcohol advertisements, movies display alcohol in a more subtle way, yet little is known about how these portrayals affect ...
May 20, 2014
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Health
Alcohol industry 'likes' Facebook
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Queensland study shows Facebook is one of the alcohol industry's key promotional tools, sparking concerns about inadequate regulation of alcohol marketing on social media.
May 20, 2014
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Addiction
Public perceive alcohol adverts breach regulatory code, research finds
A majority of the UK general public perceive alcohol adverts to breach the Advertising Standards Authority's Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) Code suggesting that the current regulatory system for UK television ...
May 8, 2014
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Health
Analysis of alcohol ads in magazines finds current codes, regulations do not protect consumers from risky content
A new report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calls into question whether existing federal and voluntary standards for alcohol advertisements curtail ...
Nov 14, 2013
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Health
Alcohol ads reaching too many young people in TV markets across the US
In twenty-five of the largest television markets in the U.S., almost 1 in 4 alcohol advertisements on a sample of national TV programs most popular with youth exceeded the alcohol industry's voluntary standards, according ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Health
Study finds beer industry's self-regulation ineffective at preventing advertising code violations
In an evaluation of beer advertising code regulations aimed to encourage responsible advertising practices, new research from the American Journal of Public Health finds that content violations still occur and the current ...
Aug 19, 2013
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