Pharmaceutical advertising can empower patients

Autumn is flu season and that means it is high season for pharmacies selling over-the-counter cold and flu remedies. Those who aren’t reminded by their own running noses, are sure to be alerted to these types of pharmaceutical drugs by advertisements and posters. A team of researchers has recently studied the extent to which pharmaceutical advertising supports the so-called self-empowerment of patients. The investigation focused on Brazil, the fastest-growing pharmaceutical drug market in the world.

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New research project: What happens between psychotherapy appointments?

A psychotherapy appointment generally lasts for 50 minutes and is typically scheduled once a week. Psychotherapy research indicates that relevant processes are also taking place between therapy sessions. These are the subject of a new investigation by a research team around Professor Sylke Andreas and PhD-Student Thorsten-Christian Gablonski that is supported by the Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, with the aim to use the findings to develop an application capable of recording, monitoring and promoting these so-called intersession processes.

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Prävention von Übergewicht und Adipositas im Vorschulalter

Project Contact: Brigitte Jenull

EU-Projekt unter der Projektträgerschaft der Gemeinden der „Stadt-Umland Regionalkooperation Villach“