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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Psychology & Psychiatry
How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby's developing brain?
If I were to throw a slice of cheese at your face, dear reader, it would be weird for you. You might say, "Hey. Why did you throw that slice of cheese at my face? That was out of the ordinary."
Mar 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain imaging predicts response to public health campaign
Neuroimaging data obtained from a small group of smokers predicts the influence of a large anti-smoking media campaign targeting likely smokers, shows a new study published in JNeurosci. This approach could help improve informational ...
Jan 7, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Four factors influence social media reach of public health tweets, study says
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies social psychology identifies four factors that lead to the retransmission of social media messages from expert accounts, creating data-driven recommendations ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Health
Women prefer health and fitness, not perfection
Images of fit, toned bodies on social media claim to provide fitness inspiration, but millions of photos tagged #fitspo could be having the opposite effect.
Jan 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Soft-core pornography viewers 'unlikely to hold positive attitudes towards women'
Frequent viewers of soft-core pornography, such as photographs of naked and semi-naked female models, are unlikely to think positively about women and are likely to have become desensitised to soft-core pornography common ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Health
Australian anti-marijuana campaign provokes giggles
An anti-marijuana campaign in Australia featuring a human-sized lumbering stoned sloth acting foolishly has backfired and become the brunt of jokes on social media.
Dec 23, 2015
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Health
Most smokers haven't considered quitting
(HealthDay)—The idea of quitting doesn't cross the minds of most smokers, and the few who do think about it don't actively try to quit.
Sep 17, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
California suicide prevention program demonstrates promise, studies find
A mass media campaign intended to help prevent suicides in California is reaching a majority of the state's adults and appears to be increasing their confidence about how to intervene with those at risk of suicide, according ...
May 18, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Negative public health campaigns may undermine weight loss goals
Public health campaigns that stigmatize obese people by using negative images or text do not motivate them to lose weight any more than more neutral campaigns, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. ...
Jun 21, 2013
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