Annual Tobacco-related Deaths to Reach 8.3 Million by 2030
...spend between 300 to 400 million dollars a year in ads and sponsorships of Formula One, which reach 300 million Asian viewers on TV and the Internet. Thailand's efforts to prevent smoking have also been undermined by a huge trade in cheap smuggled cigarettes. "The price is down so people consume more...Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile
...n between 8 and 12 see an average of 21 television ads each day for candy, snacks, cereal and fast food ...iser Family Foundation study. Not one of the 8,854 ads reviewed promoted fruits or vegetables. The study results come amid reports that the government wi...Americans Bloated On Happy Pills
...l companies. He claims that patients sometimes see ads for antidepressants on television and ask doctors for the drugs - and that studies show these requests work. In a study published two years ago in the Journal of the American Medical Association, actors pretending to be patients went to doctors in t...Tobacco Industry Promotes Antismoking Campaigns
Anti-smoking ads that reveal the tobacco industrys deceptive practi...e story behind the smoke. People often judge these ads and now you know what the tobacco industry was doing trying to undermine them, Ibrahim said. Resear...Gardasil Could Be Effective, but Aggressive Marketing Raises Ethical Concerns
... calculated that Merck spent $841,000 for Internet ads on HPV's link to cervical cancer in the first quarter of 2006 alone. In April 2006, they bought 295 TV advertising spots for the HPV campaign, followed by 788 spots in May. It wasn't until June 2006, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appro...Beijing Legislator Calls on Government to Regulate Sexually Suggestive TV Ads
...sing the government to set ratings and timings for ads deemed improper for minors. According to The China Daily, the present law on advertising, implemented 12 years ago, vaguely prohibits "content that is obscene, superstitious, terrifying, violent and evil; content that is discriminative against nati...Government to Toughen Its Anti-smoking Laws
... possible expositions in the campaign- in films in ads and others-follow a very aggressive anti-smoking drive, highlighting its danger throughout the country," said Dasmunsi. A bid by the ministry to enforce a ban on smoking scenes in films last year met with stiff opposition from filmmakers. A blanket...US Companies Cut Junk Food Ads on Kids' Shows
...ndy maker Cadbury Adams said it would stop running ads for its super-sweet bubble gums beginning March 20...sweetened -- and nine percent to fast foods. The ads are important for businesses: children have considerable influence in buying the snacks and cereals ...Experts Warn Against Side Effects of the New Weight Loss Drug
... drug in its first year. Television and magazine ads are running. E-tailers Amazon.com and Drugstore.com report that the drug, which has been pre-sold, already is a top seller even at a cost of $50 to $60 for a month's supply. Alli blocks enzymes that digest fat, preventing the body from absorbing abo...New York Records Decline in Smoking Rate
...interventions have made a difference. Hard-hitting ads work, said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Fried...t survey, nine out of 10 smokers said they saw the ads -- and half of smokers said the ads made them want to quit. Highlights in Smoking Declines Since 2...ACMA Review Should Lead To Ban On Junk Food Advertising To Kids - AMA
...ications, including diabetes. Banning junk food ads during kids viewing times is an easy and cost-effe...tate MPs calling for an immediate ban on junk food ads during childrens television time....Brazil Government New Health Offer
...ba singer Zeca Pagodinho's frequent appearances in ads for Brahma beer. Dora Kramer, a prominent columnist for the conservative Estado de S.Paulo, newspaper gave Temporao her seal of approval and called him an asset to the Lula government. "It's a relief to see and hear the new health minister," she...Nicole Kidman Refuses to Kick the Butt!
...do's advert campaign for its new video game. The ads show the 'Hours' actress with a handheld console trying out the latest "brain training" techniques....Outdoor Alcohol Ads Boost Urge to Drink in Young Teens
... attending schools in neighbourhoods where alcohol ads litter the landscape tend to want to drink more an...tudy the researchers counted the number of alcohol ads within a two-block radius of 63 Chicago schools and compared students' opinions on drinking when the...Junk Food Ad Ban What Parents Want
...to call on the Federal Government to ban junk food ads during childrens television viewing times. The s... 90 per cent of parents support a ban on junk food ads during times when children are watching TV. More and more Australian children are becoming overwei...Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs
...n direct-to-consumer advertising budget in 2005 on ads targeting healthy upper-income, middle-aged people... messages directly to the people. They claim these ads are good for consumers because they educate and encourage individuals to be more involved in their m...New Studies: Commercials Aren't Making Kids Fat
...ound that "children do not currently see more food ads on TV than they did during the past 35 years." Loo... found that "children are not exposed to more food ads on television than they were in the past." This contradicts childhood obesity scaremongers who hav...LCA Hails Congressional Front Against Pink Camel Cigarette Campaign
... women's magazines asking them to refuse to accept ads for Camel No.9 cigarettes launched by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company earlier this year. The letter, signed by forty-one members of the House of Representatives, was mailed today to eleven major women's publications including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glam...Food Ads Prompts Children to Eat More
...ildren are prompted to eat more by seeing the food ads on television, says a study. It also adds that overweight and obese children// are more vulnerable to it. Researchers from Liverpool University, presenting their findings at the European Congress on Obesity in Budapest, said they exposed a group o......obesity problem, it is unacceptable to allow these ads to air during children’s prime-time TV.' The st...efing paper on the impact on children of junk food ads to Federal and State MPs, calling for an immediate ban. 'Restricting junk food advertising is an ...