Alcohol’s evaporating health benefits
BMJ Editorial Mike Daube, professor of health policy m.daube@curtin.edu.au Industry lobbying and promotion are rife and unchecked by governments Given the harms attributed to alcohol use, it is not surprising…
Does alcohol-related activity on Facebook promote drinking?
The more a Facebook user gets involved in alcohol-related pages or posts – whether it's a like, share or comment – the more likely that person is to consider drinking…
Alcohol benefits might be too good to be true
Comforted by regular headlines that moderate drinking is good for your health and will prolong your life? From The Sydney Morning Herald A new study published in a leading medical…
Alcohol proposals are not about blame or punishment
The Government's announcement this week of new measures to reduce alcohol consumption is a watershed. From The Irish Times The health and social impacts of our patterns of alcohol use…
Plans to put existing code of conduct on sport’s sponsorship on a statutory footing weaken the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
Plans to place the existing voluntary code of sports sponsorship on a statutory footing will do more harm than good, and will act as a barrier to alcohol harm reduction…
Govt publishes far-reaching measures to tackle alcohol misuse
Cabinet has today signed off on far-reaching proposals to reduce alcohol consumption and tackle alcohol misuse which will help Ireland to cut alcohol consumption to the OECD average by 2020…
20 drunk drivers arrested daily over X-mas
An average of 20 people were arrested every single day over the Christmas period on suspicion of drunk driving, An Garda Siochana has said. From IrishHealth.com It has just released…
Cheap drink can get pretty expensive
The thing about cheap drink, is that there tends to be drink involved. When you're talking about cheap food, or cheap petrol, you're usually talking about a finite quantity -…
BT Young Scientist top award won by teen alcohol project
A group project by Cork students looking at teenage alcohol consumption has claimed top prize at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS. From The Irish Times…
Varadkar seeks clause to ban alcohol sponsorship of sport
A clause allowing for the banning of alcohol sponsorship of sports is to be included next month in new legislation designed to limit the sale and misuse of drink. From…
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