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Following the US surgeon general’s new advisory warning of alcohol’s link to multiple cancers, a Florida neurosurgeon said, “It’s about time.” Dr. Brett Osborn, who also runs a ...

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Congratulations – you’ve got through Dry January! Whether you are about to reset your relationship with alcohol for the long term or you’re going to pop a cork to celebrate, Anna Magee looks at what e ...

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