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E-Cigarettes Went Unchecked in 10 Years of Federal Inaction
A decade after Congress gave the F.D.A. the power to regulate tobacco products like e-cigarettes, the federal government has repeatedly delayed or weakened efforts that...
Prudential to charge higher insurance rates for people who vape — the same as smokers
Man vaping while driving a car is seen in Gdansk, Poland on 9 July 2019 Police warn that vaping while driving may increases the...
Early Signs of Vaping Health Risks Were Missed or Ignored
Doctors and researchers scattered around the globe saw problems, but ‘nobody put two and two together’
Scientists, regulators and e-cigarette proponents missed, ignored or downplayed...
A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals: Implications for Effective Public Health Campaigns
The fear appeal literature is examined in a comprehensive synthesis using meta-analytical techniques.
The meta-analysis suggests that strong fear appeals produce high levels of...
Fifteen Years of Fear Arousal: Research on Threat Appeals: 1953 – 1968
Research on threat appeals has yielded conflicting findings concerning the relative effectiveness of high threat versus low threat in persuasion.
Studies reviewed here have investigated...
