Consultants have called on the Government to introduce new curbs on alcohol advertising to protect young people. In an open letter to The Guardian, they warned the country is facing an epidemic of liver disease caused by a binge drinking culture and cheap booze.
Expand Alcoholic drinks in New Zealand and Australia could soon carry health warnings aimed at pregnant women and their unborn babies. The Australian Government indicated this week that it will aim for compulsory warnings in two years as part of a transtasman agreement on food labelling standards.
Hospital consultants in north-east England have reported seeing an
The number of hospital admissions involving young people with alcoholic liver disease has soared in the north-east of England, new figures show. Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, found there were 189 admissions for 30 to 34-year-olds wit
A body representing the off-licence trade has called for the introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol and a ban on below-cost selling, moves the Government has already signalled it is examining.
The Committee on Health and Children today, Thursday, 10th November continued its examination of the effects of alcohol marketing on young people when it met with a selection of industry representatives and Alcohol Action Ireland, a national charity for alcohol-related issues.
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For some, it's an everyday reality - the walls are smashed as a fist goes through or there are holes or marks where a chair has been thrown. A woman lies bruised or bleeding, children crawl around in a mess or hide in a corner as a drunk lets fly or a party gets out of control.
GERRY BRAIDEN A BOLD local authority plan to ban new pubs, clubs or off-sales has prevented a single license
Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been awarded a research grant to investigate whether Scotland?s heaviest drinkers will change their habits as a result of the Scottish Government?s alcohol policy that could enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol.