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Britain's drinking culture has sparked a "worrying" rise in liver disease deaths, health officials say.
Public Health England says 24-hour drinking and higher levels of alcohol consumption are fuelling the "rapid and shocking" increase in death rates seen in recent years.
Over a decade, the number of people dying from liver disease in England has risen by 40% from 7,841 to 10,948.
Alcohol is linked to more than one-third of these deaths, says PHE.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29686528
Public Health England says 24-hour drinking and higher levels of alcohol consumption are fuelling the "rapid and shocking" increase in death rates seen in recent years.
Over a decade, the number of people dying from liver disease in England has risen by 40% from 7,841 to 10,948.
Alcohol is linked to more than one-third of these deaths, says PHE.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29686528