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Disease Awareness Advertising: Women's Intentions Following Exposure, Danika Hall, Sandra C. Jones, Donald C. Iverson
Disease Awareness Advertising: Women's Intentions Following Exposure, Danika Hall, Sandra C. Jones, Donald C. Iverson
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Background: In Australia, where direct to consumer advertising of prescription medicines is prohibited, pharmaceutical companies can sponsor disease awareness advertising targeting consumers. This study examined the impact of disease awareness advertising exposure on older women's reported behavioural intentions. Method: Women were approached in a shopping centre and randomly assigned mock advertisements for two health conditions. Disease information and sponsors were manipulated. Results: Two hundred and forty-one women responded to 466 advertisements. Almost half reported an intention to ask their doctor for a prescription or referral as a result of seeing the advertisement, but more reported they would talk to their …
Effects Of Dairy Products On Crohn's Disease Symptoms Are Influenced By Fat Content And Disease Location But Not Lactose Content Or Disease Activity Status In A New Zealand Population, Deborah Nolan, Linda C. Tapsell, Rong Hu, Dug Yeo Han, Lynnette Ferguson
Effects Of Dairy Products On Crohn's Disease Symptoms Are Influenced By Fat Content And Disease Location But Not Lactose Content Or Disease Activity Status In A New Zealand Population, Deborah Nolan, Linda C. Tapsell, Rong Hu, Dug Yeo Han, Lynnette Ferguson
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Background Dairy products have been perceived as having the potential to cause adverse effects in individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD) and are often avoided, potentially increasing the risk of osteoporosis and related morbidity associated with inadequate dietary calcium intake. Objective To evaluate the self-reported effects of dairy products on CD symptoms and to determine whether these effects differed between types of dairy products consumed and disease state or location. Design Secondary analysis of dietary survey and clinical data from participants in the Genes and Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease study based in Auckland, New Zealand. Subjects/setting One hundred and sixty-five …
Sound Assessment Of A Role For Fish Oil In Therapeutics Or Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease Jeopardised By Confused Study Design, Peter L. Mclennan
Sound Assessment Of A Role For Fish Oil In Therapeutics Or Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease Jeopardised By Confused Study Design, Peter L. Mclennan
Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)
The study by Galan and colleagues in the SU.FOL.OM3 collaborative group has added further confusion to the omega-3 story, which in this case largely derives from confusion in the study design. Confusion about the likely mechanism of cardiovascular protection and hence expected outcomes; confusion in the subject selection; confusion about the timing of intervention; confusion about the active components of fish oil.