A ban on cheap alcohol may do nothing to cut crime or prevent health problems resulting from excessive drinking, research warns today.

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has hit out after a weekend marred by numerous booze-fuelled incidents, including several deaths in the state. Mr Scipione was so annoyed by the volume of alcohol-related issues police had to deal with last weekend he released a statement on Monday urging rev

Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a new study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

It is called the ''silver tsunami'', the wave of ageing baby boomers about to hit the health system with alcohol and drug problems. Preliminary findings from a UNSW study at the Prince of Wales Hospital suggest almost one in five people over 60 presenting at aged care services may be substance abus

England is facing a rising tide of fatal liver disease, the Chief Medical Officer has warned, fuelled by obesity, alcohol and preventable infections.

These figures underline the urgent need for a 50p minimum unit price for alcohol, which would hit younger drinkers and heavy drinkers, while not greatly affecting moderate drinkers.