Acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters play unique trophic roles in brain development.
Accordingly, drugs and environmental toxicants that promote or interfere with …

American teens today grow up in a world saturated with the mass media. In general, the
media depict a world in which unhealthy behaviors such as physical aggression …

Objective This paper reviews how the tobacco industry is promoting its products online and
examines possible regulation models to limit exposure to this form of marketing …

Focusing on several message features that are prominent in antismoking campaign
literature, this content-analytic study examines 934 antismoking video clips on YouTube for …

OBJECTIVE. Pro–eating disorder Web sites are communities of individuals who engage in
disordered eating and use the Internet to discuss their activities. Pro-recovery sites, which …

The mass media are full of images and messages that may have an impact on a wide array
of physical and mental health issues: advertising pushes “heart-healthy” breakfast cereal …

Tobacco use in pregnancy is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and contributes in major
ways to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders and learning disabilities …

The entire infrastructure and culture of medicine is being transformed by digital technology,
the Internet and mobile devices. Cyberspace is now regularly used to provide medical …

Background Recent content analyses of YouTube postings reveal a proliferation of user
generated videos with misleading statements about the health consequences of various …

This book explains how actions and inactions arise and change in social contexts, including
social media and face-to-face communication. Its multidisciplinary perspective covers …