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Tidbits of WisdomGender-Based Differences in Heavy Drinking
According to JAMA, "Sex-based differences in alcohol use have narrowed over the last decade. Alcohol-related liver disease and mortality have increased more rapidly among young and middle-aged adult females than males, a trend that worsened beginning in 2020."
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08% – or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter – or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming five or more drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female), in about two hours. Research shows that fewer drinks in the same time frame result in the same BAC in youth: only three drinks for girls and three to five drinks for boys, depending on their age and size. Cervical Cancer
All women are at risk for cervical cancer. However, data show it occurs most often in women over the age of 30. Black and Hispanic women experience higher rates of HPV-associated cervical cancer than non-Hispanic women and women of other races and ethnicities. In 2018, there were an estimated 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer worldwide. The common virus human papillomavirus (HPV) causes almost all cervical cancers. When found early, cervical cancer is highly treatable and associated with long-term quality of life.
Information from the CDC.
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