Alcohol-related hospital admissions reach record level
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has topped 1m for the first time, according to official statistics.
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has topped 1m for the first time, according to official statistics.
HEROIN and tranquillisers are the most common drugs resulting in treatment after alcohol and cannabis in Cork and Kerry.
THE number of young people presenting with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) more than trebled over a 12-year-period, leading research experts have said.
on 25/05/2011 09:13:48 There are calls for the introduction of a floor price for alcohol. It comes as European Week Against Cancer gets underway. One in 10 cancers in men and one in 33 cancers in women are caused by alcohol.
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, highlighted the fact that reducing the amount we drink will contribute to reducing the number of cancer cases in Ireland. The…
Middle-class drinkers are at increased risk of dying from alcohol as they get older unlike lower-income groups because they do not realise they are drinking to excess, official figures suggest.
People have no idea how many calories are in alcoholic drinks despite pledges to lose weight, research suggests. A poll of 2,000 Britons found fewer than one in three (29pc) could say roughly how many calories are in a standard 175ml glass of wine -- it is 134.
Mandatory training in the responsible serving of alcohol by all staff and licence holders who sell alcohol is needed without delay, according to Alcohol Action Ireland. The call follows the…
Excess drinking is costing the NHS in Wales an estimated £70m a year, according to a new report. The Swansea University study, commissioned by the assembly government, put the cost…