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Health warnings on alcoholic drinks can and bottles to be implemented in Ireland

  • Post published:09/04/2011
  • Post category:News

Alcoholic drinks cans and bottles sold in Ireland will soon carry stark health warnings similar to those on cigarette packets, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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Pregnant women could face ban on buying alcohol

  • Post published:09/04/2011
  • Post category:World News

An Aboriginal corporation in Central Australia says it wants to be allowed to ban pregnant women from buying alcohol. The Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation owns three shops in Alice Springs and is concerned about the effects of foetal alcohol syndrome in babies.

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Alcohol linked to 10% of cancer cases, study finds

  • Post published:09/04/2011
  • Post category:News

REDUCING ALCOHOL intake would reduce the number of cancer cases in the Republic, the Irish Cancer Society has said. It was responding to the results of a major European study, published online by the British Medical Journal , which found that up to one in 10 cancers in men and one in 33 in women co

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Irish Times – Alcohol ‘can increase cancer risk’

  • Post published:08/04/2011
  • Post category:Today's Top News

One in 10 cancers in men and one in 33 in women across Western Europe are caused by drinking, according to new research. While even small amounts increases the risk,…

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Alcohol ’causes 13,000 cancer cases a year’

  • Post published:08/04/2011
  • Post category:World News

Alcohol causes about 13,000 cancers a year in Britain, according to a pan-European study published today (FRI) in the British Medical Journal.

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Effects of a large reduction in alcohol prices on mortality in Finland

  • Post published:08/04/2011
  • Post category:World News

Page 1 of 2 Does a reduction in the price of alcohol result in an increase in deaths due to alcohol? This was the subject of a study following a significant reduction in taxes in Finland in 2004 (30% for spirits, 3% for wine).

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Drink link to 10pc of cancers in men

  • Post published:08/04/2011
  • Post category:News

One in 10 cancers in men, and one in 33 in women, across western Europe are caused by drinking, new medical research reveals. The extensive investigation into the impact of alcohol on health shows that while even small amounts increase the risk, drinking above recommended limits causes the majority

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Budgets tighten as annual rate of inflation hits 3%

  • Post published:07/04/2011
  • Post category:News

HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS face a tighter squeeze following another sharp increase in consumer prices in March, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

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Alcohol still causes cancer, even if you drink a ‘safe’ amount

  • Post published:07/04/2011
  • Post category:World News

Drinking a ‘safe’ amount of alcohol below the recommended daily limit increases the risk of developing cancer, with the danger remaining even if you become teetotal, experts say.

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Teens don’t see problem with alcohol

  • Post published:07/04/2011
  • Post category:World News

Nothing wrong in 5 drinks a day, 45% say in survey

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