A Georgia hospital has launched an advertising campaign that grimly highlights the risks of childhood obesity. The goal of the "Stop Sugarcoating... Controversy Swirls Around Harsh Anti-Obesity Ads ...

Currax Pharmaceuticals is bolstering its direct-to-consumer push, including the expansion of one campaign and the launch of another that'll partner with patients to pitch its obesity treatment as a ...

A recent study published in the journal BMC Public Health, Outdoor advertising, obesity, and soda consumption: a cross sectional study, investigating the relationship between obesity and outdoor ...

Drugmakers spent nearly $500 million on advertisements for obesity and diabetes treatments in the U.S. during the first seven months of this year, according to new data. That's up 20% from the same ...

The Food and Drug Administration has warned Novo Nordisk that a television advertisement promoting its newly launched Wegovy pill for obesity contains "false or misleading" claims, saying the spot ...

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - A new government-backed ad campaign urging us to shape up and trim down has garnered "unprecedented" commitments for free media time even as it raises the hackles of activists who ...

From January 5, the UK has enforced a major restriction on adverts for foods high in fat, salt, and sugar. These ads can no longer appear on TV between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., and they are completely ...

Rockville, Md. -- A Super Bowl advertisement by Hims & Hers, a consumer health and wellness platform, will mislead viewers by excluding any information about the overall risks and side effects of ...

This week, a new anti-obesity media campaign launched in Minnesota has been getting a lot of attention, and not necessarily the good kind. One ad (see above) features two kids bragging about how much ...

March 11 (Reuters) - India's drug regulator has warned pharmaceutical companies against direct or indirect advertising of weight-loss medicines, including obesity awareness campaigns that could ‌act ...