Irish optimism on health belies facts
From The Irish Times PAUL CULLEN, Health Correspondent We are the healthiest people in Europe – according to ourselves. We eat more greens than anyone else and plenty of fruit,…
‘Rising tide’ of liver disease due to obesity, alcohol and infections, Prof Dame Sally Davies warns
England is facing a rising tide of fatal liver disease, the Chief Medical Officer has warned, fuelled by obesity, alcohol and preventable infections.
Call for minimum alcohol unit price
These figures underline the urgent need for a 50p minimum unit price for alcohol, which would hit younger drinkers and heavy drinkers, while not greatly affecting moderate drinkers.
Drinking local spirit killed teacher in Bali, says her family
A 21-year-old teacher died while on holiday in Bali two days after drinking a local spirit which her family believe may have killed her.
Woman (21) may have died after drinking spirit in Bali, family says
A teacher on holiday in Bali died two days after drinking a local spirit which her family believe may have killed her. Dublin Coroner’s Court heard that RóisÃn Burke (21), from Oaklawn West in Leixlip, Co Kildare, had been working in Jakarta, Indonesia, as an English teacher and was holidaying on t
Girls left home alone as mum went drinking
A BINGE-DRINKING mother left her two young children abandoned at home alone for more than 16 hours while she went on a bender. The woman (40) left her children, aged nine and six, on their own at their west Dublin home on two occasions to go on drinking sessions lasting several days.
Watchdog cynical on alcohol education move
Alcohol companies are following the lead of the tobacco industry, launching a social media campaign to promote the virtues of their product in the face of Government crackdowns.
Scotland to face alcohol tax clampdown
The alcohol industry in Scotland, including retailer and manufacturers, is to be targeted in a new crackdown on tax cheats.
Sponsored by Alcohol poll prompts action call
Young people in the UK are more likely to have been drunk by the age of 13 than those in almost any other country, according to a study. Those aged 15 to 16 are more likely to have been drunk at least once in the last month than their counterparts almost anywhere els
Sponsored by Call for minimum alcohol unit price
A group of leading medical bodies has called on the Government to set a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit to tackle
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