Responsible Serving of Alcohol programmes needed without delay
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…
Cost to alcohol misuse in Wales hits £70m a year
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…
Alcohol consumption has ‘significant’ influence on suicide rates
Alcohol consumption has a "significant" influence on suicide levels among young men, new research shows. The study also found that the influence of alcohol consumption is "much larger" than that…
European Week Against Cancer to explore alcohol cancer risk
The link between alcohol and cancer risks is to be explored as part of the European Week Against Cancer which gets underway next week. It comes after new research revealed…
Alcoholic liver disease rates and deaths almost treble
Alcoholic liver disease rates and deaths in Ireland have almost trebled, new figures reveal. Analysis of data from Ireland's Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme has revealed a "considerable increase" in…
MPs call for tougher alcohol laws
Members from both sides of Parliament are calling on the Government to tighten alcohol laws as a way of stopping violence.
Young among the most prejudiced, expert finds
TRAVELLERS, DRUG addicts and alcoholics remain the most unaccepted people in Irish society, and young people are the most prejudiced against them, according to a a new book from one of the foremost Irish experts.
Drinking and smoking raise the risk of stillbirth
Ireland ranks 27th in a global league table for stillbirths. Although the rate is declining, it is well behind countries like Denmark and Norway. A new report shows the rate of stillbirth here in 2009 was 3.
Rise in mouth-cancer cases alarms dentists
Growing numbers of women and young men are developing mouth cancer, a disease that kills at least two people a week, dentists have warned. Smoking and drinking alcohol are the main risk factors but there is a low awareness of the disease and many are diagnosed too late.
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