U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: This is 'one of the most powerful antidotes to loneliness'
"Whether we're lonely or not has to to do with the quality of connections in our life, not the quantity," Murthy said.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's alcohol warning comes amid dietary guideline review
Siegel, professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, who said it is likely not a coincidence Murthy's advisory came as the fight over how much alcohol the U.
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Cheers to surgeon general's plan for cancer warning labels on alcohol
Much of the public is ignorant about the cancer risks tied to alcohol. Shouldn't they be alerted to them, as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's plan would do?
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DR. MARC SIEGEL: Surgeon General smart to warn Americans about alcohol's cancer risk
In a new health advisory, the Surgeon General shares about the relationship between alcohol and several types of cancer mainly involving the gastrointestinal tract and the breast.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls for update to alcohol warning labels to include cancer risk
In a new advisory, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk is well established for at least seven cancer types.
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warning of link between alcohol and cancer in advisory
A Surgeon General’s Advisory released on Friday, Jan. 3, is warning alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.
Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
U.S. Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcohol
The advisory notes that the World Health Organization and its International Agency for Research on Cancer consider alcohol a Group 1 carcinogen, its “highest level of classification” for something causing cancer in humans. Tobacco, asbestos and formaldehyde are all among Group 1 carcinogens.
Alcohol Intake Increases Cancer Risk, Beverages Should Carry Warning: Surgeon General
In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer. The third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States (behind tobacco and obesity ),
Surgeon general wants cancer warnings for alcohol. Is there any amount that’s safe to drink?
In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol consumption — noting that the risk increases even for people who have one drink per day,
Surgeon General says we need to focus on these 3 things to live better
The outgoing Surgeon General urged Americans to realign their lives in order to be healthier and more fulfilled.
To heal America’s ills, outgoing surgeon general offers ‘parting prescription’: stronger community
As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his ...
Surgeon General Urges Americans to 'Rethink How We're Living Our Lives' in Closing Letter to the Country (Exclusive)
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy shares his "parting prescription" for the country in a letter shared exclusively with ...
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New statistics released by surgeon general raise concerns about alcohol consumption
According to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, alcohol is linked to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and around 20,000 ...
Rockford distillery reacts to surgeon general’s push for health warnings on alcohol
The owner of a Rockford distillery says he’s watching closely following a new advisory from the nation's doctor.
7 major questions about alcohol and cancer: What doctors think you should know
After the surgeon general suggested that labels on alcoholic drinks should warn about cancer risk, here’s what doctors say ...
How drinking alcohol can affect your health
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for updating the existing surgeon general’s health warning label on ...