Cancer Warnings on Alcohol? Surge in GI Illnesses; Swab Detects Kids’ Asthma Type

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The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory that alcohol consumption is a leading preventable cause of cancer, calling for an update to warning labels on alcohol-containing beverages to now include cancer risk.

In a final push for pandemic preparedness, the Biden administration said it would nearly double the amount of money aimed at averting a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans. (New York Times)

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