News tagged with health messages

Around 25 percent of health messages in Spanish text books are not based on scientific evidence

Most school text books contain messages about health, but 24.6% of these are not based on any scientific evidence, according to a study by the Knowledge Management Unit at Baza Hospital (Granada), published ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking

People who demonstrated a stronger brain response to certain brain regions when receiving individually tailored smoking cessation messages were more likely to quit smoking four months after, a new study found.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Celebrity journalism may contribute positively to consumer health behaviors: researchers

Celebrity journalism is often considered to be without merit, discounted due to its sensational details and lack of news value. MU researchers now say that celebrity journalism may be an underappreciated way to communicate ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Forget your medicine? This device won't let you

Just what the doctor ordered: Annoying little gizmos that help remind you when you fail to take your medicines. The stuff of science fiction? Maybe not.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Focus on the future: Long-term goals help us resist unhealthy urges

Imagine a delicious pile of French fries next to a low-fat green salad. After resisting the fries, can you really be expected to go to the gym instead of watching TV? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1