The Salem News3h
It's time to rethink how safe alcohol is
January is that time of year when we pause to examine our health habits, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory ...
BMJ3h
Alcohol labelling and cancer: a way to empower consumers despite industry opposition
Advice from the US surgeon general is consistent with the evidence but repeatedly opposed by commercial actors, says Nason Maani A recent advisory report from the outgoing US surgeon general, Vivek ...
China has free health care and lower rates of obesity. Here’s how the life expectancy compares to the U.S.
Still, the adult obesity rate in the U.S. is 42.4% vs. 14% in China—though it’s expected to rise along with interest in fast ...
The Sparta Independent19h
Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk
Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his ...