The Medical Council has received a proposal from a group wishing to establish Ireland’s first official support service for doctors, interns and medical students suffering with substance misuse problems, the Medical Independent (MI) has learned.
Veronika Larisova from Bondi BUF explains why that 'innocent' glass of wine with meals is the culprit for piling on the kilos.
As a popular social drink, the negative impact of alcohol on athletic performance is seriously underestimated. In most countries alcohol advertising in sport is severely limited, or restricted.
HIGH-strength beers sold in the town could soon have a sticker on them detailing where they were bought. Crawley and Gatwick Business Watch, which runs the town's Pubwatch initiative, is calling on its members to join the pilot scheme.
From Mayo Today Mayo ’s first Foetal Alcohol Awareness Day will take place next Friday, September 7th to spread the word that “Alcohol and Pregnancy Don ’t Mix ”. It will be launched…
A consultation on plans to reduce the drink-driving limit is to be launched by the Scottish government.
By John Fallon in the Irish Examiner Tuesday, September 04, 2012 Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus will attend his first All-Ireland hurling final in 15 years on Sunday after…
PRIMARY school teacher PJ O'Meara, in this piece on alcohol industry sponsorship of sports, argues that "we owe it to this generation of young people to protect them from a particularly…
WHEN it comes to the debate surrounding alcohol sponsorship and sports, the burden of proof should be on the drinks industry argues Dr Bobby Smyth, Child and Adolescent Pyschiatrist with the…
TOM McGurk, the respected Irish journalist, radio presenter and sports broadcaster, will speak at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference on Thursday, November 1. Mr McGurk, well-known as the host of RTE'…