More evidence from Canada that minimum pricing works
Doctors and health campaigners today welcomed new research from Canada which they say shows that minimum pricing has the potential to save lives and reduce harmful drinking in Scotland. The…
Moderate drinking decreases number of new brain cells
Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health. But a new Rutgers University study indicates that there is a fine line between moderate and binge drinking – a risky beh
Binge drinking and rape
From The Irish Times TIM O'BRIEN THE VULNERABILITY of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture, must be addressed, the Rape Crisis Network has said. Referring to the…
No gin at the inn: the sober pub
From The Irish Times Anna Young is hoping to make sober sexy with her alcohol-free night spot in Dublin, writes SIMON TIERNEY I AM IN a basement. A guitarist is…
Warning as Monster energy drink makers sued over teenage girl’s death
THE makers of Monster, an energy drink with the caffeine equivalent of seven cans of Coca-Cola, are being sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who died after consuming two cans in two days.
No gin at the inn: the sober pub
Anna Young is hoping to make sober sexy with her alcohol-free night spot in Dublin, writes SIMON TIERNEY I AM IN a basement. A guitarist is tuning his instrument.
Minimum alcohol pricing: Scottish Government bid to delay legal challenge
THE Scottish Government is attempting to delay a legal challenge to its legislation on minimum alcohol pricing after the drinks industry lodged new evidence ahead of the start of the hearing yesterday.
MP loses bid to curb alcohol marketing
An attempt by Palmerston North's MP to restrict the marketing of alcohol has been voted down by Parliament. MPs spent about two hours last night debating Iain Lees-Galloway's amendment to the Alcohol Reform Bill.
Binge drinking and rape
THE VULNERABILITY of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture, must be addressed, the Rape Crisis Network has said. Referring to the conviction of a boy for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at what she said was a “drink- and drug-fuelled partyâ€, Rape Crisis Network director Fiona Near
The complex association between moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer
An excellent review article from two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA to be published in Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2012, describes the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence l
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