Help The chances of a woman getting breast cancer in Britain have risen to one in eight, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK. The charity says part of the reason is the way we live now, with obesity, drinking alcohol and having children later in life al
Calls have been made for all alcoholic products to contain explicit health warning labels. Alcohol Action Ireland said the issue needed to be a priority for the incoming Government. Ireland has the second highest cancer rate in the world and despite proven links between alcohol consumption and can
Urgent need for health risk labels on alcoholic drinks Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, is urging the incoming Government to introduce explicit health warnings on alcohol…
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Alcohol affects every part of the body and heavy use can be a contributory factor in more than 80 illnesses. writes IAN McCABE In Ireland, we are sometimes shocked when…
While policy makers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand debate whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sport, new research provides evidence that alcohol industry sponsorship is associated with more hazardous drinking in sportspeople compared to non-alcohol sp
The Irish Sunday Mirror - 31/01/11 Click on images to view in full size
The Irish Mail on Sunday - 31/01/11 Click on image to view in full size
Alcohol packaging will have to carry health warnings for pregnant women and food companies will be asked to adopt "traffic light" labelling under recommendations handed to the federal government.