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November 12, 2009 | Journal Article
Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs has remained controversial since regulations were liberalized by the FDA in 1997. This study reviewed empirical evidence addressing the claims made in the policy debate for and against DTCA.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Despite being considered "healthy,” adolescents are likely to purchase just as many calories at Subway as at McDonald ’s.
November 7, 2010 | Story
Today, the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University released Fast Food FACTS, a comprehensive study of fast-food nutrition and marketing to youths. There are a couple of findings that are particularly striking to me—as a mom, as a do ...
May 26, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
I started the podcast series when I was in the second year of the Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Each month, we had a leader in the field visit the program, which was an absolute privilege for us Scholars. But I thought ...
December 13, 2011 | New Public Health Post
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a home page redesign yesterday that reflects the growing use of social media to access health information. The home page now prominently features the agency’s Twitter and Facebook feeds. ...
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The fast-food industry spends $660 million to market its products to children and adolescents each year and spends the most on toys for kids’ meals—$360 million for the cost of toys alone. These efforts help fast-food restaurants sell more than 1.2 ...
July 6, 2010 | News Release
But youth of all ages seeing more fast-food ads, study finds.
December 4, 2011 | Story
RWJF Clinical Scholar finds that food venues at California's children's hospitals have "considerable room for improvement."
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study examines the exposure of Latino children to commercials for unhealthy food on Spanish-language television. The researchers find that the food products marketed to the Spanish community include a high proportion of sugared beverages and fast-food products.
October 25, 2010 | Story
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