Teens drink less often than Euro average
By Cormac O'Keeffe Friday, June 01, 2012 Irish school children drink alcohol less often than the European average ”” but consume more when they do drink, according to a major…
Teens drink less often than Euro average
Irish school children drink alcohol less often than the European average — but consume more when they do drink, according to a major study.
Hospital alcohol cases jump by 10 per cent in one year
The number of patients admitted to hospital as a result of alcohol abuse has risen by more than 10 per cent in a year. Nearly 1.2million were brought in last year with conditions including liver disease, alcohol poisoning or for injuries sustained when
Alcohol dependency prescriptions rise 60%
Prescriptions for alcohol dependency have risen more than 60% in eight years as the cost of alcohol abuse to the NHS soars, official figures show.
Irish school students report drinking more alcohol than European counterparts
Irish secondary school students reported drinking more alcohol than their European counterparts the last time they drank, according to a European school survey. rish secondary school students reported drinking more…
Half a unit of alcohol a day best for health
Cutting the amount we drink to just over half a unit a day could save 4,600 lives a year in England, according to a modelling study by Oxford University researchers…
Half a unit of alcohol a day best for health
Cutting the amount we drink to just over half a unit a day could save 4,600 lives a year in England, according to a modelling study by Oxford University researchers published in the journal BMJ Open.
Alcohol sponsorship ban ‘not practical’
By Cormac O'Keeffe Wednesday, May 30, 2012 A minister has said it was "not practical in the foreseeable future" to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry. Leo Varadker, the…
Alcohol and Cancer: Alcohol Action Ireland’s Submission to the Seanad
Clikc here to read Alcohol Action Ireland's submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Alcohol and Cancer.
Cutting alcohol intake ‘would prevent 2,600 cancer deaths a year’
Reducing daily alcohol intake could prevent 4,600 deaths every year, including more than 2,600 from cancer, experts from Oxford University have said. Cutting daily alcohol intake to just over half a unit, or 5g, could reduce deaths fro
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