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Is your drinking healthy? 3 charts break down the connection between alcohol and cancer, heart disease and more.
As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that they can cause cancer. His office also published a report detailing just how carcinogenic booze can be,
Is drinking alcohol bad for your health? New dietary guidelines will weigh risks and benefits
Most adults in the United States drink alcohol, but there is steadily growing public concern about the health effects of moderate drinking.
Does drinking alcohol increase your risk for cancer? U of I professor explains:
If you’re a woman who enjoys a drink — researchers say you might be increasing your chance for breast cancer. What’s new is the level of drinking that can increase your risk. A food science professor at the University of Illinois said this link has been in the data for a
Even one drink a day elevates your cancer risk
By Nikki CrowleyMany people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January”.Over the past few decades,
The link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory calling for expanding the warning label on alcohol to link it to an increased risk for some cancers.
Hotels, travel industry heed US surgeon general's alcohol-cancer warning
Following the U.S. surgeon general's new advisory linking alcohol to seven different types of cancer, hotels are expanding ...
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Hold My Beer, Red Dye No. 3 and Younger Cancer Patients: What I’m Reading This Week
There is a direct, well-established link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk for at least seven types of cancer ...
Smoking and drinking less, young adults on LI support nicotine limits and alcohol warning labels
"I'm hoping the increased education makes a difference," said Nicholas Gallo, 26, of Deer Park, who called his generation ...
More cancer, less death? New alcohol-risk reviews offer conflicting takeaways
"Based on data from the eight eligible studies from 2019 to 2023, the committee concludes that compared with never consuming ...
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Unmasking alcohol: Yale experts debate alcohol’s cancer risk and labeling implications
The News spoke with Yale experts about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendations for raising awareness about alcohol’s ...
What alcohol does to your brain and body, according to the latest science
Alcohol can increase your risk of cancer, but it can also prevent some heart attacks. Here's the complicated truth.
Alcohol and cancer: Are warning labels warranted?
South Korea currently requires warning labels about alcohol and cancer, and Ireland will require them starting in 2026.
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With the new alcohol and cancer advisory, is there a ‘healthy’ way to drink?
Alcohol has already taken center stage in 2025 after the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling for warning labels highlighting the risk of cancer in drinking boozy ...
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Unhappy hour: Do we need to quit drinking?
It’s “Dry January,” and the surgeon general is warning people about the links between alcohol and cancer. But is it really so bad to have a few drinks at a weekly happy hour? On the latest ...