Menthol flavor most popular among young smokers, research shows
Research shows that menthol cigarette use is highest among young smokers.
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Vaping and tobacco in the news: How media coverage affects public perceptions
How has agenda-setting influenced public perceptions of tobacco control and, more recently, vaping?
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‘Causes’ vs. ‘contributes to’: Strong causal language on product warning labels more effective
Health warning labels that use strong causal language deter consumers more than labels with weaker language.
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Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990
Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
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Covering viral research: Tips from Harvard’s ‘6 french fries’ guy
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
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Knowing the specific benefits of exercise linked to exercising more
New research suggests that people who know more about the benefits of physical activity spend more time doing it.
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Mental health issues among immigrants: New research
New research on immigrant health from the American Public Health Association’s 2018 annual meeting.
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Many soldiers who attempt suicide have no prior mental health diagnosis
Over one-third of a sample of American soldiers who attempted suicide did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, a new study finds.
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The doctor will see you now: When the neighborhood is a patient
Treating an ailing neighborhood as a “patient” helped improve housing and quality of life in a neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
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Minority children benefit from obesity prevention program
A childhood obesity prevention program helped kids get healthier, especially minority children, new research finds.
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