The Republic of Ireland plans to introduce warning labels to all alcohol products, due to take effect in 2026, and dozens of countries have complained that the effect is “disproportionate.” “I welcome that we are the first country in the world to take this step and introduce comprehensive health labeling of alcohol products,” Irish Health Minister Stephen … Read more
Music executive Neil Bogart’s career took off thanks to an extramarital affair. In the early 1970s, Bogart leaned in to kiss his mistress, Joyce Biawitz, and saw a demo labeled “Kiss.” “Kiss — that’s a good name,” Bogart said. “Do you really wanna talk business right now?” Biawitz, who was Kiss’ manager, replied. Soon after, … Read more
If you drink alcohol, you’ve probably seen — or overlooked — warning labels on the back of bottles. But those labels haven’t been updated since the late 1980s. Now, researchers say they don’t adequately advertise alcohol consumption’s biggest potential health consequence: cancer, including breast cancer. In a perspective article in the New England Journal of … Read more