ACSH, a consumer-education consortium of over 350 scientists and physicians, points out that Americans can improve and maintain their health in the year 2001 by following some simple lifestyle pointers.
Cigarette smoking is the number-one cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
Approximately half a million Americans die every year from diseases caused by cigarette smoking. More than 16,000 Americans are killed each year in alcohol-related crashes and more than 327,000 are injured. When drinking alcohol, safe transportation arrangements, such as having a designated driver or taking a taxi, can help reduce these numbers. In the U.S. some 80,000 deaths each year can be attributed to abuse or misuse of alcohol. Resolve to make an appointment with a doctor or other health professional this year.