US agency changes alcohol advice after doctor complains
BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3957 (Published 18 September 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3957- Owen Dyer
- Montreal
A Boston University epidemiologist and physician who complained to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about public advice on drinking and breast cancer risk has told The BMJ that he was pleasantly surprised to see the relevant web page change almost immediately to reflect his concerns.
Mike Siegel, professor of public health at Boston, wrote to Francis Collins, NIH director, criticising the advice offered on the main cancer web page of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which claimed that “drinking too much alcohol can increase your risk of …
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