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January 30, 2026 12:32 PM

How alcohol consumption impacts cancer risks

New U.S. nutrition guidelines issued in January by the Trump administration have abandoned the government's long-standing practice of recommending specific limits on alcohol use in favor of simply advising people to drink less. The International Agency for Research on Cancer first classified alcohol as a carcinogen to humans in 1987. Evidence for this link from studies in humans and animals has strengthened since then, according to a January 2025 report from then-U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vi...

January 14, 2026 5:00 PM

Increase taxes on fruit juices, sugary drinks, alcohol to reduce diabetes and cancers: WHO

Increasing taxes on fruit juices, sugary drinks and alcohol is essential to curb the rising burden of non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, especially among children and young adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In two new global reports, the WHO flagged concerns that sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are becoming cheaper due to consistently low tax rates in most countries. While more than 100 countries tax sugary drinks suc...

September 18, 2025 8:56 PM

Alcohol, tobacco and food giants block health reforms, says WHO

Pressure from tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food companies is stopping governments from putting in place life-saving health policies, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The United Nations will dedicate a day to tackling non-communicable diseases, like cancer and heart disease, next Thursday during its annual gathering in New York. The WHO, the UN's health agency, says the products contribute to such conditions. In a separate report, the WHO found that $3 per person investe...

April 15, 2025 8:51 PM

CT scan radiation risk comparable to alcohol and obesity: study

Repeated exposure to unnecessary CT (computed tomography) scans may increase cancer risk to a level comparable with alcohol consumption and obesity, a new study has found. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF), estimated that radiation from CT scans contributes to about 5% of all cancer cases annually. The study identified infants, children, and adolescents—particularly those under one year old—as the most vulnerable to scan-related canc...

April 8, 2024 11:45 AM

Study reveals impact of alcohol consumption during pregnancy on infant development

A recent study published in the journal "Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research" has revealed that even low to moderate alcohol consumption by pregnant women can lead to subtle changes in the prenatal development of their babies. Lead researcher Bakhireva highlighted that while heavy alcohol use has been extensively studied, with defined thresholds such as 14 drinks per week or binge drinking of four or more drinks per occasion, their study focused on more common and moderate alcohol exposu...