Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages.

including an update of the warning label on beverages that contain alcohol, to increase cancer risk awareness. Labels currently posted on bottles and cans of alcoholic beverages warn about ...

The American Medical Association praised Murthy's advisory and his push to update alcoholic warning ... Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard alcoholic drink contains 14 grams ...

Warning labels are currently required on alcoholic ... According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard alcoholic drink contains 14 grams (or 0.6 ounces) of pure alcohol ...

The Surgeon General has issued an advisory warning of the causal link between alcohol consumption and cancer, urging Congress to update the surgeon general's warning label on alcohol.

Most Americans are unaware of this risk, which is why the U.S. surgeon general wants to increase awareness by updating the warnings listed on labels of beverages that contain alcohol.

offering a series of recommendations to help increase the public’s awareness — including updating the existing Surgeon General warning on drinks that contain alcohol. According to Murthy ...

When Julie Senchak would accompany her mom to doctor's appointments in the early 2000s, she would listen to what the ...

Alcohol sold in the U.S. contains labels warning of the risks of drinking while pregnant or driving. The surgeon general proposes adding cancer risks to the text, much as already occurs on ...

Ireland will soon be one of them. Starting in 2026, alcoholic drinks in Ireland will contain the warning: “There is a direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers.” "This law is designed to ...

He's urging health warning labels for alcohol to now include cancer risk ... or a small martini. It contains about 100 calories and the can offers good portion control — just make sure to ...

Warning labels are currently ... According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard alcoholic drink contains 14 grams (or 0.6 ounces) of pure alcohol.