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Global goals for reducing alcohol use are unlikely to be achieved

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita Increasing Among Adults

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By 2030, prevalence of current drinking set to increase to 50 percent
In 2015 to 2016

In 2015 to 2016, 45.8 Percent of U.S. Population Used Rx Drugs

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Prescription drug use increased with age, reaching 85.0 percent for those aged 60 years and older
In response to public demands for action to control drug costs

Prices Will Soon Be Included in TV Drug Ads

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Regulations will require companies to disclose prices of meds costing more than $35 for a month's supply
Low body mass index among men entering adult life is associated with an increased incidence of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis up to 40 years later

In Men, Low BMI Tied to Later Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Risk lasts through 40 years of adulthood for underweight adolescent men
The average price for single-source brand-name drugs is higher in the United States than in other countries

External Reference Pricing Could Cut Drug Costs in U.S.

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Prices averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in U.S.; differential varied from 1.3 to 70.1 for individual drugs
Efforts are needed to ensure all completed large trials are reported

Efforts Needed to Ensure Publication of All Trials

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67 trials ID'd that were unreported for median of nine years after completion, with 87,883 participants
Administration of a single dose of oral aspirin prior to fecal immunochemical testing does not increase test sensitivity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasms

Oral Aspirin Does Not Up FIT Test Sensitivity for ID’ing CRC

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Sensitivity not significantly increased in aspirin versus placebo group at two cutoffs
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for incident lung and colorectal cancer and with a lower risk for all-cause mortality among those diagnosed with lung and colorectal cancer

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer, CRC

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For those diagnosed with lung cancer, CRC, higher CRF tied to lower risk for subsequent death
Consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell or serve l'Explorateur soft ripened cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

FDA: French Soft Ripened Cheese Possibly Contaminated

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Agency warns of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of l'Explorateur cheese
There has been a significant reduction in surgical mortality during the last decade in Scotland that is partially attributable to the implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

Implementing Surgical Safety Checklist Reduces Mortality

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Findings based on long-term evaluation of surgical mortality in Scotland