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Guns are the leading killer of children in America. It's a humanitarian crisis – and we should treat it like one.

But in many scientific circles, consuming virtually any amount of alcohol is now seen as toxic. On Jan. 3, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory warning that alcohol consumption ...

In 1942, during its fight against the Soviet Union, Finland launched a novel campaign to keep the Red Army at bay: Raitis ...

Public Schools is pursuing a lawsuit against the companies behind Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.

Proposed legislation requiring alcohol warning labels will be studied once Parliament resumes says Sen. Patrick Brazeau.

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In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have filed bills that would place restrictions ...