Health Rewind: Scary Smoking Ads Influence Folks to Quit
Plus, does social media influence risky behavior?
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Scary Smoking Ads Influence Folks to Quit - Can ads deter people from smoking? Researchers from CDC say yes. Those scary ads of people smoking out of a hole in their throats or losing limbs got 200,000 smokers to kick their habit, says a recent study. These particular ads encouraged a 132 percent increase in calls to an anti-smoking hotline, reported Discovery.com.(Photo: Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Do Social Media Pics Influence Certain Risk Behaviors? - The type of photos you post online on Facebook and MySpace can influence your friends' behaviors, says a new study. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that teens with close friends who uploaded pictures of themselves partying, drinking and smoking were more likely to partake in the same behaviors compared to those who did not have friends who posted these types of images, writes Science Daily. (Photo: RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/GettyImages)
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There Are Few Options for Obese Teens - For kids who are severely obese, there are few options to help them lose weight, USA Today reported. A recent report from American Heart Association suggests that the standard approach we have for obesity doesn’t work for kids, especially when it comes to weight-loss surgery. There is a lack of studies that show long-term effects that this surgery on has kids. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Black Professionals More Likely to Suffer From Sleep Problems - A new study found that Black professionals are the most sleep deprived in the U.S. Researchers found that 37 percent of short sleepers (less than 7 hours a night) overall were Black and that 42 percent of Black professionals experience short sleep as compared to 26 percent of white professionals, Ibtimes.com reported. It’s believed this disparity exists because of added stress, workplace discrimination and pressure to perform. (Photo: Stockbyte)
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Documentary Addresses ER Care and African-Americans - In October, PBS will feature The Waiting Room, a new documentary that explores what happens when you depend on the emergency room for your primary health care. This touching and eye-opening film highlights an on-going issue that disproportionately impacts African-Americans, given our reliance on trauma centers for care and lack of health insurance, writes film blog Shadow and Act.(Photo: Courtesy PBS)
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