MIDDLE-AGED men living in poor communities in Ireland and Britain are 10 times more likely to take their own lives than men of a similar age living in more affluent districts, according to research conducted by the Samaritans.
AUSTRALIA'S peak medical body has censured the social media giant Facebook for allowing alcohol companies to target children. The Australian Medical Association released its report yesterday into the alcohol industry's growing profile in social media circles.
From Reuters By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:30pm BST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at…
From The Irish Times SHANE HEGARTY IN 2002, PRETTY late in the evening, I stood in Amsterdam ’s Van Gogh museum while a DJ played in the lobby, and inspected some…
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny today defended the decision to postpone a bill to abolish the selling of cheap alcohol by supermarkets. He had promised during the summer that the sale of alcohol bill would come before the Dail by the end of the year.
Federal politicians have mostly embraced the idea of a parliamentary inquiry into alcohol marketing and its self-regulation, which was derided by one Labor MP as 'piss weak'.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than folks who avoid those habits, a new study suggests.
THE alcohol industry is grooming children to drink by marketing booze-flavoured chips, chocolates, lip gloss and biscuits.
Date published: 18 September 2012 Alcohol abuse and obesity are to blame for a big rise in cases of liver disease in the North West, according to a report.
THE majority of people know about the physical ill effects of drinking to excess, but the long-term mental and behavioural consequences can be just as damaging.