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MARQUETTE April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a public health program organized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. This is a way of increasing outreach and education regarding the dangers of alcoholism and issues related to alcohol, according to an Inter-Triabal Council of Michigan press release.
Alcohol use is one of the “most important preventable risk factors for cancer, along with tobacco use and excess body weight,” according to American Cancer Society data cited in the release.
Alcohol accounts for about 6% of all cancers and 4% of all cancer deaths in the United States, but many people don’t know about the link between alcohol use and cancer, officials said. The ACS identified alcohol use linked with cancers of the: mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, liver, colon and rectum, and breast.
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MARQUETTE Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced what is probably welcome news to many people: increased capacity limits in restaurants and expanded opportunities to visit residential care facilities.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated two of its epidemic orders to allow for increased capacity limits at various venues, larger residential and nonresidential gatherings, and expanded visitation opportunities at residential care facilities.
“Restaurants and bars can operate at 50% capacity,” Whitmer said at a media conference. “That’s up from 25%. I’m also pleased that we can now allow visitation at nursing homes, too.
“We know that this virus has taken a disproportionate toll on our seniors, and the isolation and the time apart has been taxing on everyone with loved ones and long-term care facilities.”