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Drugs and alcohol Cardiovascular Disease cancer Non-Communicable Diseases Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Emmanuela Gakidou
August 23, 2018 | Health News

New Scientific Study: No Safe Level of Alcohol

By IHME

A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol.

The study, published today in the international medical journal The Lancet, shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent of deaths in males between the ages of 15 and 49.

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Emmanuela Gakidou Smoking
April 13, 2017 | Health News

The Guardian: Smoking Causes One in Ten Deaths Globally, Major New Study Reveals

By Sarah Boseley 

One in ten deaths around the world is caused by smoking, according to a major new study that shows the tobacco epidemic is far from over and that the threat to lives is spreading across the globe.

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Emmanuela Gakidou, MSc, PhD, Professor of Global Health at UW and Director of Education and Training at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) was a senior author.