Research Now conducted an internal study with 2,000 members of the general public and 600 General Practitioners in the U.S. and the U.K. We found out the health scares that are most concerning to the public and the stats behind them.

1. ? ? ? DOCTOR, SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
When it comes to health scares, is there a
discrepancy between perceptions of healthcare
professionals and the general public? What kind
of affect do pandemics have on people’s daily
lives? And how can the media and governments
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health scares
included in the
study.
general public
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healthcare professionals
improve their communication about health scares
to the general public? Through an internal study of
2,000 members of the general public and 600
General Practitioners in the U.S. and the U.K.,
Research Now® seeks to find out the answers.
LEAD PAINT FOUND ON TOYS ANTHRAX TRANS-FATS
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE
BPA
SWINE FLU HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY SARS
MOBILE PHONES
AIDS BIRD FLU
(THE CHEMICAL FOUND IN PLASTIC
PRODUCTS LIKE BOTTLES)
(AS A CAUSE
OF BRAIN TUMORS)
WHICH SCARES ARE THE SCARIEST?
CONCERNED
of the general public are
most concerned with BPA
chemicals in plastic
bottles
MOST IMPACTFUL
of the general public
agree that concerns
about BPA chemicals
affect their daily
routine
CONCERNED
of healthcare professionals,
who are most concerned
with lead paint on toys
MOST IMPACTFUL
of the general public
agree that concerns
about trans-fats
affect their daily
routine
CONFLICTING CONFIDENCES
16%
SICK OF ALL THE SICKNESS?
of the general public trust
the GOVERNMENT to keep them well
informed during health scares
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of the general public trust
the MEDIA to keep them well informed
during health scares
healthcare professionals agreed that the
GOVERNMENT kept them well informed
regarding health scares
years since
the first of three
health scare
pandemics
included in the
survey
occurred,
and still no sign of either the
general public or healthcare
professionals getting ‘sick’ of
hearing about it.
of healthcare professionals agreed that
the MEDIA kept them well informed
regarding health scares
THE WHO AND THE WHAT
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300
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1000
people who participated
from the U.S.
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300
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300
General Practitioners
who participated from
the U.S.
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people who participated
from the U.K.
General Practitioners
who participated from
the U.K.