Month: March 2021

Scientists have known that alcohol promotes cancer for several decades. The World Health Organization first classified alcohol consumption as cancer-causing in 1987. Experts say that all types of alcoholic beverages can increase cancer risk because they all contain ethanol, which can cause DNA damage, oxidative stress and cell proliferation. Ethanol is metabolized by the body into another carcinogen, acetaldehyde, and it can influence breast cancer risk by elevating estrogen levels. But surveys continue to show that most people remain unaware of the risks. When the American Institute for Cancer Research surveyed Americans two years ago to gauge their awareness of different cancer risk factors, the results were striking: fewer than half were aware of the alcohol-cancer link. Experts say on...

Carol Clapp, a 73-year-old widow from Epping, N.H., and her new sweetheart, Al, on a beach in New Zealand. Carol Clapp hide caption toggle caption Carol Clapp Carol Clapp, a 73-year-old widow from Epping, N.H., and her new sweetheart, Al, on a beach in New Zealand. Carol Clapp Every October when the weather turns cold, Carol Clapp leaves her family farm in Epping, N.H., and...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that travelers from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States will be required to give contact information because of two separate Ebola outbreaks in the countries. The relatively small number of passengers – flying into a required six designated U.S. airports best equipped to handle the situation – will have to give airlines their information starting Thursday, which will be turned over to the CDC so health officials can speak to the person if necessary and potentially have them quarantined, The Washington Post reported.   The traveler must submit their information if they have been in either African country in the last 21 days, the CDC said Tuesday. The six airports are in New York, Newark,...

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