Gallup - Global
Study: Harm From Noncommunicable Diseases Underrated
The term "noncommunicable disease" (NCD) is not generally well
known outside the realm of public health, but the major diseases that it refers
to -- cancers, diabetes, heart diseases and lung diseases -- are familiar to
many. NCDs -- illnesses that are not passed from person to person -- are the
leading cause of death worldwide, killing approximately 41 million people each
year.
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WHO - Invisible
numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases
(heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases –
along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world.
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Washington Post -
Doctors want alcohol warning labels to flag cancer risks
If you drink alcohol, you’ve probably seen — or overlooked — warning labels
on the back of bottles. But those labels haven’t been updated since the late
1980s. Now, researchers say they don’t adequately advertise alcohol
consumption’s biggest potential health consequence: cancer, including breast
cancer.
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The New England
Journal of Medicine - Updated Health Warnings for Alcohol — Informing
Consumers and Reducing Harm
In April 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
released new mortality statistics showing that alcohol consumption now accounts
for more than 140,000 deaths per year in the United States, or more than 380
deaths per day.
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Science Alert - There's
One Simple Strategy to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say, And It Works
Researchers have found an effective method of getting people to cut down on
their drinking: Highlight the increased risk of cancer that comes with it, and
pair that with counting each and every drink.
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WebMD (USA) - National
Group Wants New Cars to Check Blood Alcohol Levels
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a call for alcohol
detection systems in all new vehicles that could stop an intoxicated person
from driving.
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Redditch
Advertiser (Scotland) - Links between alcohol and cancer highlighted in new
guidance for health workers
The link between alcohol and cancer has been highlighted in updated
guidance for healthcare professionals. The guide, published by Scottish Health
Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), notes that drinking alcohol is a risk
factor for several cancers.
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Notes from Poland
(Poland) - Polish town bans shops from selling alcohol during night
The mountain resort town of Zakopane has banned the sale of alcohol in
shops between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. in an effort to reduce antisocial and harmful
behaviour. Other Polish cities have already introduced similar measures while
some, including the capital Warsaw, have discussed doing so.
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Kent Online (UK)
- One in six people in Kent binge drinking alcohol, council health bosses
say
Hundreds of thousands of Kent residents are drinking alcohol
"above" the recommended levels, it has emerged.
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NSW Government
(Australia) - Landmark investment into alcohol and other drug services as
part of the response to the Ice Inquiry
The NSW Government today announced a half-a-billion dollar investment to deliver targeted health and
justice reforms as part of its final response to the Special Commission of
Inquiry into the Drug Ice.
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Neuroscience News
- Teen Alcohol Misuse Is a Driver of Poorer Health and Dissatisfaction in
Midlife
Alcohol misuse in adolescence affects physical health and life satisfaction
over multiple decades, outcomes that are driven by ongoing alcohol problems, a
new study has found.
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Women´s Health - A
neuroscientist explains how alcohol can negatively affect your gut and hormoones
Ever woken up with a hangover and wondered why, along with a pounding head,
your stomach doesn't quite feel the same?
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PsyPost - A
moderate dose of alcohol impairs the ability to imagine a possible future
situation
Alcohol is an widely used substance known for contributing to bad decision
making, but have you ever wondered why it can have that effect?
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University of
Colorado - Can Science Curb an Alcohol Use Crisis? CU Anschutz Addiction
Experts Bank On It
As the nation reels from a substance abuse crisis that’s shattering lives
every day, scientists and clinicians across the University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus work diligently in their labs and clinics, hoping to prevent
tragedies of addiction.
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Irish Mirror
(Ireland) - Irish people 'in denial about drinking habits' with many 'not
believing they are consuming dangerous levels of alcohol'
Many Irish people are in denial about their drinking habits with a large share
of binge drinkers not believing they are consuming dangerous levels of alcohol,
according to new research.
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