Birthday and Christmas cards featuring alcohol or harmful drinking "reflect and reinforce a social attitude that excess alcohol consumption is acceptable and associated with celebration," warn experts in The BMJ today.
Dec 21, 2018
4
124
Couch potatoes rejoice—there might be a way to get the blood pressure lowering benefits of exercise in pill form.
Oct 16, 2018
2
658
A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol.
Aug 24, 2018
16
6728
High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British women, according to researchers who conducted a unique study of 5,500 women whose diet, lifestyle and health has been ...
Jul 18, 2018
0
441
A new sugar tax introduced on soft drinks in Chile has been effective in reducing consumption of sugary drinks, new research carried out in the country has revealed.
Jul 3, 2018
0
42
In an analysis of 30 cancer types among men, investigators uncover substantial disparities in cancer cases and deaths by age and countries' economic status—disparities that are projected to widen by 2050. The study is published ...
9 hours ago
0
1
A research team has demonstrated that reducing alcohol consumption in chronic heavy drinkers can significantly reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Their research paper "Reduced Alcohol ...
Aug 8, 2024
0
0
Now that the vast majority of Americans don't smoke, it's hard to know what we're supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of cancer cases are preventable. Drinking alcohol is one of the top risk factors—and yet doctors ...
Aug 8, 2024
0
3
It's a question many women may ask themselves during pregnancy: Will an occasional glass of wine harm the baby?
Aug 4, 2024
0
0
Xiaofeng Zhu, professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, has led research to screen for interactions across the genome. The team has empirically demonstrated that ...
Aug 2, 2024
0
21
