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Plus: Over 10 prevention services related to hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections covered by the Affordable Care Act.

A new study associates physical activity, diet and other healthy lifestyles with a 27% reduction in risk of death for former smokers.

People under 50 are increasingly likely to develop cancers of the breast, colon, liver and more.

Plus: Study shows that cutting down on alcohol consumption can reduce cancer risk.

Liver cancer is now less likely to be caused by hepatitis B or C, but more likely to be caused by fatty liver disease or alcohol.

Heavy alcohol use among people with hepatitis B or C increased the risk of liver cancer.

Alcohol consumption guidelines don’t take into account the greater risk associated with body weight.

Higher daily alcohol consumption was linked to greater risk for MAFLD.

Black children who attend segregated schools are more likely to experience behavioral issues and substance abuse.

These sugar substitutes were linked to higher risk for overall cancer, particularly breast cancer and obesity-related cancers.

A new study emphasized the need to increase awareness that alcohol can cause cancer.

Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.

Heavy alcohol use during the pandemic was linked to a rise in waiting list registrations and transplants due to alcohol-related hepatitis.

More than half of ER injuries sustained by youth during the pandemic resulted from violence by family members.

Julie’s irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) caused her to either not be able to go to the bathroom or to not be able to stop going.