From The Irish Times JACKY JONES SECOND OPINION: Using scare tactics to change lifestyle behaviour is beginning to creep back into public health practice. Since February 1st, 2013 cigarette packs have…
From The Irish Times STEVEN CARROLL A 7.5 per cent levy should be imposed on alcohol sales in offlicences to fund increased services in the area of suicide prevention, Fianna…
A MOTHER from York who left her two young children home alone while she went out drinking has been given a two-year community order and warned she “must never do it againâ€.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP announced his plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from alcohol misuse in parliament today. The new report, titled 'Living Well for Longer', aims to tackle the problems highlighted in the rec
Experts have warned that “as many as a quarter of a million people will die from alcohol abuse over the next two decades unless the government takes the problem as seriously as it did smoking,†reported The Daily Telegraph.
Suicide may seem "appealing and a viable option to vulnerable teenagers" because of media and public commentary on the issue, according to a new policy document drawn up by Fianna…
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has published the first comprehensive Literature Review on the Burden of Liver Disease in Europe Key findings suggest that alcohol…
• Minister of State for Primary Care, Alex White pictured at the launch with previous winners Alec Byrne (14) CBC, Monkstown Park, Dun Laoghaire; Oscar Byrne, (15) CBC Monkstown Park, Dun Laoghaire; Sarah Dillon (17) Dominican College, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9; and Julie Leenane (14) Mount Anville
More than 70 health organisations (PDF) from across the UK have backed a new independent alcohol strategy calling for the UK Government to prioritise Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP), amongst a set of…