Irishhealth.com – Alcohol does not just damage the liver
Alcohol does not just damage the liver - it also weakens the immune system, leads to slower healing, impairs bone formation and increases the risk of HIV transmission, US researchers…
Alcohol does not just damage the liver - it also weakens the immune system, leads to slower healing, impairs bone formation and increases the risk of HIV transmission, US researchers…
A ban on the below cost sale of alcohol could come into effect by May 2012, the Government has said. In its Business Plan for 2011-15, the Home Office set…
Parliament will vote for the first time this week on legislation cracking down on youth drinking. The Alcohol Reform Bill proposes a split purchase age, gives parents greater authority to…
The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, so is it time to start breathalysing pedestrians who are "walking under the influence of alcohol"? It might seem extreme,…
Children who are supplied with alcohol by people other than their parents are up to six times more likely to binge drink, a new study has found. The Australian Drug…
Alcohol provides sporting bodies with pots of gold. It also causes them untold angst. It's a dilemma that tugs at the very fibres of sport. How can organisations take money from…
Health problems and Ireland's image abroad will worsen significantly unless rising alcohol abuse by young people is reversed, the head of one of the country's biggest colleges has warned. University…
Australians are drinking even more than authorities thought, the latest statistics show. An article published yesterday by the Medical Journal of Australia argues that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has…
Australians are drinking even more than authorities thought, the latest statistics show. An article published yesterday by the Medical Journal of Australia argues that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has…
The findings of Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs - published in the influential medical journal, The Lancet - suggesting alcohol is more dangerous than highly addictive drugs like heroin…