Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday. It is the latest salvo in a fierce debate about the risks and benefits of moderate drinking as the influential U.S. Dietar...
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Cigarettes and the US Public Health Service in the 1950s," by Parascandola in the February 2001 issue.doi:10.2105/ajph.91.9.1345BergnerLawrenceAmerican Journal of Public Health...
The country’s top public health official says Facebook and TikTok ‘prey on developing brains.’ ByAndrew Paul Posted on Jun 17, 2024 The first Surgeon General warning label was issued for cigarettes in 1965.Deposit Photos US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy believessocial media platformslike Faceboo...
The U.S. surgeon general wants social media platforms to come with warning labels. In an op-ed for theNew York Timeson Monday, Dr. Vivek Murthy demanded that Congress require social media companies to put a label on their apps, mirroring the warnings required on cigarettes and ot...
Now the Surgeon General wants updated warning labels on booze Parental stress is so debilitating, the surgeon general has declared it a public health issue U.S. Surgeon General wants Congress to put warning labels on social media just like cigarettes For you: The Well Adjusted newsletter...
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.
Debate on effectiveness:Critics argue that warning labels aren’t effective because users have become desensitized, seeing them on many products like cigarettes, alcohol and food. My thoughts: The US government has been trying to take action to protect teens on social media for a few years with...
icotin e and cigarett e addiction His announcement follows new dat a yesterday showing that rates of teen vaping have e past year. Adams's report pointed out that parents, teachers, health professionals and ficials must tak e strong steps to keep children from using e-cigarettes For young ...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the publication by U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry of his office’s landmark 1964 report on smoking and health, announcing that cigarettes were linked to cancer and heart disease. The report, Terry remembered later, “hit the country like a bombshe...
Prompted by an unprecedented spike in the use of e-cigarettes among teens, the US surgeon general issued a call to action for parents, teachers and health professionals about the negative health consequences of e-cigarettes at a news conference Tuesday.