Can Drinking Alcohol Increase the Risk of Colorectal Cancer? @healthline bit.ly/4allXkQ Alcohol in alcoholic drinks is called ethanol. Ethanol is also used in gasoline. 'Alcohol consumption is a well-established risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer.'

A new The BMJ collection on Healthier Societies for Healthier Populations includes examples from Thailand and cities in Africa on how to create healthy societies by considering the political economy, whole of society approaches and social movements.
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Must-read thread below - summarising new paper led by Nason Maani on alcohol industry bodies seeking to influence public health (in the form of Public Health England)
Paper (£0) is available at dlvr.it/T5HpBq

A thread follows but first off, thanks so much to Private Eye for covering this in this weeks edition. A bucket list item to be included here for sure

New article “Perils of Partnership: Interactions Between Public Health England, Drinkaware, and the Portman Group Surrounding the Drink Free Days Campaign” in IJHPM (0$) b #FOI dlvr.it/T5HpBq with Mark Petticrew May van Schalkwyk #CDoH Global Health Policy Unit School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Spectrum SportsNet

Fact Check: Why Alcohol Deaths Are Rising in🇺🇸
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👉🏿We put together expert commentary on the↗️alcohol deaths toll in the🇺🇸to reveal the reasons behind the phenomenon
#AlcoholHarms #BigAlcoholExposed #AlcoholPolicy #WomensHealth
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Could we imagine a similar approach to social media?

Ireland introduces #alcohol labeling, including the #cancer warning one.

Beer, wine and liquor will be required by law to bear a label in red capital letters with two warnings:

“THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND FATAL CANCERS” and

“DRINKING ALCOHOL CAUSES LIVER…

Dr Alexey Kulikov Alcohol Awareness Responsibility.org Movendi International Maik Dünnbier AlcoholAndCancer Alcohol Programs Team, Cancer Council WA American Cancer Society Ireland at UN in Geneva Alcohol Change UK SDG2030 'Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths worldwide
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In Ireland legislation is in progress to establish a levy on gambling industry for use for information and treatment services. Would certainly welcome similar levy on alcohol industry which costs Irl 2.5% GDP, €12 bn annually.