Even before the introduction of the new warning labels, some young Irish people in their 20s have been finding they are ...

Alcohol is linked to seven cancer types, including oral cavity, pharynx, and breast cancer, with varying absolute and relative risks between sexes. Acetaldehyde, a byproduct of ethanol metabolism, is ...

As St. Patrick's Day brings global celebrations involving alcohol, Ireland looks forward to rethinking excess consumption with a new tool set to arrive next year: the world's most comprehensive ...

Alcoholic drinks should have labels that explicitly state the link between drinking and cancer, an alliance of doctors, charities and public experts has urged. The campaign to have warnings placed on ...

Health experts urge U.K. government to mandate explicit cancer warnings on alcohol, not much action in the U.S. Other countries, including Ireland and South Korea, have already taken action Debate ...

A lit cigarette burns on a package of cigarettes revealing the mandatory warning labels, in the 1960s. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Vocal opponents of the tobacco industry, such as Sens.

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The Surgeon General thinks it should. Vivek Murthy has issued a new call for warnings on alcoholic beverages thanks to the body of evidence suggesting drinking can contribute to a variety of kinds of ...

All alcoholic beverages sold in the country will be required to carry visual warning labels depicting the dangers of drunk ...

It was immediate headline news: The Surgeon General kicked off Dry January by releasing a new report about the linkages between cancer and alcohol and recommended that alcohol should carry a black box ...

Vocal opponents of the tobacco industry, such as Sens. Maurine Neuberger (D-Oreg.) and Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.), took up the mantle in Congress. But the industry ultimately pushed the 1965 law ...