News tagged with drug advertising

Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows

Point-of-sale tobacco advertising works impressively well on teens — so well that federal regulators should consider barring such marketing efforts from convenience stores, gas stations and small groceries, a Stanford University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Linguistics professor examines manufacturers' prescription drug websites

Dartmouth Linguistics Professor Lewis Glinert and Jon Schommer, the associate head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems at the University of Minnesota, have examined the corporate websites dedicated ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research

A legal loophole is counteracting Canada's ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0