Alcohol-related injuries in Victoria have risen dramatically over the past decade, while the state's alcohol consumption remained stable. Michael Livingston and his colleagues at the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug…

A hard-hitting report from a team of experts lists 63 recommendations which they believe will improve both the health of its citizens and its image. Its findings and recommendations have…

The Welsh Assembly Government has confirmed that Health Minister Edwina Hart wants to "take control and take action" over alcohol. She will ask cabinet colleagues to request that the Licensing…

People who suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome and commit criminal offences don't belong in jail, Canada's largest lawyers' organization says. At its annual meeting here Saturday, the Canadian Bar Association's…

In order to prevent the fatal alcohol spectrum disorder in kids, health providers should take an initiative of asking women who are ready to bear a child, about the consumption…

With underage drinkers accounting for up to  20 percent of U.S. alcohol sales,  it's no wonder that scrutiny of beverage  marketing  is growing. Two recent reports shed light on the subject.  One found that the  industry…

Some people whose drinking habits do not change over the years and decades may find that they develop problems with alcohol when they get older - aging lowers the body's…

People love to complain about "sin taxes" on unhealthy or socially undesirable foods and beverages (for instance, this Booster Shots item on a proposal to tax fattening foods to pay…