Sentences with phrase «knowledge about the health risks»

A recent study of tobacco ads concludes: «In the face of increasing public knowledge about the health risks of smoking and the shrinking population of current smokers, the tobacco industry has portrayed smoking in advertisements in a misleading manner — as adventuresome, healthy, safe, and erotic, images in stark contrast to the voluminous data implicating smoking as a factor in ill health.

Chairman of the Australian Dental Association's (ADA) Oral Health Committee, Dr Peter Alldritt, says the number of Australians whitening or bleaching their teeth is steadily rising, yet most people have little knowledge about the health risks surrounding whitening procedures, especially those delivered by people with no professional training in oral or dental care.

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Together with the maps the research team have produced contextual information on known risk factors for health conditions and a summary of current knowledge about possible association of health effects with environmental exposures.

«This is a timely contribution about one of the most important, if not the most important risk factor for liver cirrhosis globally, because our overall knowledge about drinking patterns and liver cirrhosis is sparse and in part contradictory,» said noted expert Jürgen Rehm, PhD, Director of the Social and Epidemiological Research Department of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.

Scientists need to develop much more knowledge about the environmental and health risks of biotechnology.

The company is currently facing about 1,700 lawsuits which allege they failed to warn consumers of the risks involved with using their products despite their knowledge of the health risks the products posed.

Knowledge about smoking health risks was measured with a 20 - item multiple - choice measure developed for the current study and based on the content of the smoking health risk messages.

The relationship between risk and protective factors is complicated; however, it is known that reducing risk factors (e.g., parental stress, disappointment with previous help and lack of knowledge about children's mental health difficulties) and building protective factors (e.g., relationships, partnerships and self - esteem) in children and families has a positive effect on their mental health and wellbeing.

In particular, the level of knowledge about mental health and emotional wellbeing was noticeably lower in applicants to this program, a large proportion (10 per cent) were at significant risk (suicidal), and an even larger proportion had subclinical symptoms which, while distressing, did not meet criteria for this trial.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about parent - child interaction therapy and its application to work with at - risk families.

This is consistent with previous studies reporting good general knowledge but lack of awareness about specific risks for an unborn child and specific benefits of quitting.11, 25 Attitudes regarding smoking and the health of the woman's baby, however, contradicted the apparent level of knowledge — significantly more smokers than non-smokers believed that «if you are exposed to a lot of smoke from other people you might as well keep smoking yourself».