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The U.S. Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warnings on alcohol labels, highlighting links to seven cancers and urging updated consumption guidelines.
The U.S. Surgeon General has called for cancer risk warnings on alcoholic beverage labels, marking a potential move toward stricter regulations similar to those for tobacco.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stated that alcohol consumption raises the risk of at least seven cancers, including breast, colon, and liver cancer, though many Americans remain unaware.
Shares of liquor companies like Diageo and Pernod Ricard fell over 3%, while U.S. brands like Constellation Brands and Molson Coors dropped 1-2% in early trading.
Murthy urged a reassessment of alcohol consumption guidelines to help consumers weigh cancer risks alongside existing warnings about birth defects and impaired operation of vehicles or machinery.
Alcohol accounts for 100,000 U.S. cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths annually, surpassing alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to the report.
Current alcohol labels, unchanged since 1988, do not mention cancer risks, despite evidence linking alcohol to seven cancers, including those of the esophagus, mouth, and throat. The report suggests healthcare providers screen for alcohol use and promote public awareness of its risks.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
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Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was airlifted to hospital in Toulon after suffering a training crash which left him with broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a back fracture, his team Israel-Premier Tech said on Thursday (August 28).
Bulgaria reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza on three farms in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.
Africa has unveiled a continental emergency preparedness and response plan to tackle cholera from September 2025 to February 2026.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday he had undergone a full medical exam for the first time in his life and was found to be in good health.
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