Ophthalmology
Researchers use new techniques to make films more accessible to visually impaired audiences
Researchers have used new techniques to make films more accessible to visually impaired audiences.
Oct 30, 2020
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Health
Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink
Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if the ads contain pro-drinking comments from users. That's according to new research in the current issue of the Journal ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Medical economics
Top hospitals are blatantly violating price-transparency mandate, says new report
Many of the nation's most prominent hospitals are blatantly violating federal mandates requiring transparency in pricing, and all too often patients are being kept in the dark about dramatic differences between publicly reported ...
May 26, 2022
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Addiction
With new campaign, Philly recruits former smokers to encourage current ones to quit
A new city antismoking campaign is highlighting Philadelphians' stories about quitting to encourage others to do the same.
Jul 21, 2022
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Addiction
Campaign has smokers listening to smoking's victims
(HealthDay)—A frank and graphic nationwide media campaign to motivate smokers to quit seems to be working, say researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 8, 2012
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Addiction
Anti-tobacco TV ads help adults stop smoking, study finds
Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy -- but some ads may be more effective ...
Apr 19, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Ads for pre-exposure prophylaxis drug lawsuits hinder uptake and adherence, study suggests
Over the past year, there has been an influx of ads on social media seeking plaintiffs in lawsuits for harms and side-effects caused by the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Emtricitabine ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sex and violence may not really sell products
If there's one thing advertisers think they know, it is that sex and violence sell.
Jul 21, 2015
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Health
California launches anti-illegal pot campaign
Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal.
Jun 21, 2019
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Health
UK bans online ads for junk food targeting children
Britain will ban junk food ads aimed at children from both print and social media from next year, the advertising rules watchdog said Thursday, a move welcomed by campaigners against child obesity.
Dec 8, 2016
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