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Psychologists, Science Journalists Duel Over Cigarette Warnings
The Wall Street Journal: What does the psychological research say about the effectiveness of putting graphic images on cigarette packs? I haven’t had a chance to sort through the original research articles myself, but science
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Food Cravings: Understand Them to Control Them
Huffington Post: We’ve all experienced food cravings, the feeling that we don’t just want to eat something — we want something very specific. Researchers at Tufts University found that the types of foods people crave
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Those Graphic New Cigarette Labels Won’t Help, Psychology Says
Discover Magazine: What’s the News: Starting in September 2012, the FDA will require every pack of cigarettes sold in the US to be emblazoned with a large, text-and-image health warning, similar to the labels already
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How To Quit Smoking? Think About Smoking
The Huffington Post: Paradoxically, the news of the government’s plans for grisly anti-smoking ads made me crave a cigarette. I quit smoking many years ago and rarely have a craving anymore, but seeing these ads
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FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Images: Will they work?
The Sacramento Bee: Can graphic images persuade people to make lasting changes to their behavior? The answer, according to psychological research, is probably not. Dr. Howard Leventhal, the Board of Governors Professor of Health Psychology
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New report suggests coffee should be sold with a warning
BBC News: A new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences suggests that coffee should come with a health warning. Professor Simon Crowe led the team that looked into the effects of coffee
