Surf these sites: ACSH: Health Advice in Women''s Magazines: Up in Smoke? -- Women''s magazines are full of health advice. Is it accurate? Dr. Elizabeth Whelan reviews 13 magazines across 5 months, and finds they emphasize nonexistent or trivial health risks, while largely overlooking major causes of disease, particularly smoking. Could it have something to do with the over 300 cigarette ads that the magazines ran during those five months? Adverse Effects of Tobacco Smoking on Reproduction -- "Cigarette smoking is not only harmful to an individual. It is particularly detrimental during the reproductive period, when it may not only harm the unborn child, but may also damage the reproductive capacity of the next generation." Cigarette Advertising and Magazine Coverage of the hazards of smoking: A Statistical Analysis -- Research concludes that "cigarette advertising in magazines is associated with diminished coverage of the hazards of smoking. This is particularly true for magazines directed to women." Cigarette Advertising in Women''s Magazines -- Magazines are a prefered source of health information for women, and research has shown that women''s magazines that carry cigarette advertising are less likely to have articles on the health effects of smoking. Which women''s magazines carry the most cigarette ads? Cosmopolitan and Vogue top the list; this chart tells all. Cigarette Smoking Causes Child Learning Disabilities - Attention Deficit and Behavior Disorders -- New evidence that cigarette smoking during pregnancy can cause attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, aggressive behavior disorders and lower math and reading scores in children. The Marketing of Cigarettes to Women -- Academic article documents trends and effects of tobacco industry marketing to women. The Task Force for Tobacco-Free Women and Girls -- History, goals, and accomplishments of the task force for tobacco-free women and girls. Tobacco Advertising and Women: Virginia Slims advertising -- You''ve come a long way baby. How "empowerment" was packaged in the 1970''s. Tobacco Explained: 8. Big Tobacco and Women -- Chapter in a book on tobacco in Australia. Covers use of tobacco by women, how the tobacco industry views women, how the industry targets women in tobacco advertising and promotion.; Tobacco advertising and women -- Gallery of cigarette ads over the century, featuring and targetting women. Women''s Health Project: Tobacco Advertising and Women -- NOW pamphlet. "Within six years of the tobacco industry''s introduction of cigarette brands and ad campaigns targetting women, the number of girls smoking increased 110%." Factsheet and research references. Women''s Tobacco Control Coalition -- The Los Angeles County Tobacco Control Alliance is a collective of six coalitions focused on six communities in L.A. County - Hispanic, African American, youth, women, Asian Pacific Islanders, and Gay & Lesbian - committed to curbing tobacco use among these groups.
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