Bizarre Ideas to Sell More Smokes from Philip Morris
This 1987 Philip Morris brainstorming document is full of bizarre ideas for how to make cigarettes more appealing and marketable […]
health
Abbott Labs Pays $1.6 Billion for Illegal Drug Marketing
Abbott Laboratories, the maker of Ensure, PaediaSure, Similac and Vicodin, pled guilty to misbranding and illegally marketing its drug Depakote.
Philip Morris and Monsanto Sued over Birth Defects in Tobacco Farmers’ Children
Tobacco farmers in Argentina filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Monsanto and Philip Morris for requiring them to use herbicides and pesticides
“Clergy for Choice” Calls for 40 Days of Prayer for Abortion Rights
A religious group in Humboldt County, California is initiating a new, pro-choice grassroots movement in support of abortion rights called
FDA Orders Sexual Dysfunction Warning Added for Merck Baldness Drug Propecia
If your hairline is receding and you’re are thinking about taking Merck’s baldness drug Propecia, you might want to think
Advertising, Health
NFL Players Promote Adult Diapers
NFL football players endorsing products for money isn’t new, but DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys, Wes Welker of the
Johnson & Johnson Fined $1.2 Billion for Illegal Drug Marketing
The state of Arkansas has ordered Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, to pay $1.2 billion
Consumer advocacy, Food, Health
Campaign Urges Hospitals to Evict McDonalds Restaurants
Corporate Accountability International (CAI), a group that challenges corporate abuses, posted an open letter on its website asking hospitals that
Billboard Campaign Promotes Marijuana Legalization in Colorado
A big new billboard has appeared right over a liquor store near Mile High Stadium in Denver that shows a
Transnational Tobacco Companies Target Poor Countries
A new study reveals PR strategies transnational tobacco companies use behind the scenes to derail, delay and undermine public health
Education, Health, Tobacco
Vivid Anti-Smoking Ads Prompt Flood of Quitline Calls
On March 19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started a new print and television ad campaign called “Tips
In-Your-Face Ad Leverages Smoker Frustration to Sell E-Cigarettes
The maker of the “blu” brand of electronic cigarette is hoping smokers will respond to a particularly aggressive ad campaign