MORE than 30,000 families shared payouts totalling ?1bn from Irish Life last year, after making claims on policies that covered them when they got ill, a member of the family died or they lost their jobs. Breast cancer was the single biggest cause of claims for those who have specified illness cove
Children of Alcoholics Week (13 February - 19 February) Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, is urging the next government to adopt a five point action to…
Children of Alcoholics Week (13 February - 19 February) Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, is urging the next government to adopt a five point action to…
Alcohol will soon cause three Britons per minute to be taken to hospital, campaigners warn. Soaring rates of binge-drinking mean that by 2015 alcohol-related problems will be responsible for 1.5 million A&E admi
Report calls for counsellors and advisors in hospitals, claiming presence would save £3 for every £1 invested
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THERE is hardly an Irish person who, at one time or another, has not been exposed to the destructive force of alcohol abuse.
ALCOHOL causes more deaths worldwide than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organisation has warned.
Alcohol causes nearly 4 per cent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organisation said today. Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated…
Alcohol causes nearly 4 per cent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organisation said today. Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated countries in Africa and Asia, including India and South Africa, and binge drinking is a problem