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01/26/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Experts warn that kids who watch TV see more ads for junk food, consuming on average 500 more snacks per year than kids who don’t

Indeed, advertisements influence the mind. Experts discovered that children and teens who watched over three hours of TV commercials a day consumed more unhealthy foods compared to those who only saw only a few TV ads. The research team based the study on a YouGov survey, which involved more than 3,000 participants who were 11 […]

08/23/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Big Pharma’s addiction to television ads? The AMA has a pill for that

Well, they don’t exactly have a pill for that. But the American Medical Association (AMA) has recommended that those insipid advertisements for prescription pharmaceuticals be taken off television. But wait, weren’t all those doctors that smoked cigarettes banned long ago? One would think, in a rational world, prescription medicines would never even be allowed on television to begin with. […]

11/23/2015 / By Julie Wilson

AMA: Big Pharma should stop selling drugs Americans don’t need!

In a shocking move, the American Medical Association (AMA) has called for a COMPLETE BAN on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs and implantable medical devices. AMA, the largest group of physicians and medical students in the U.S., says that Big Pharma’s incessant TV advertising leads to rising medical costs for patients and results in inappropriate […]

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