Research announced today at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease. Women should forgo the wine and doughnuts…

A former convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Health Committee has suggested that alcohol industry witnesses should be recalled to the committee in light of the information that has been published about evidence regarding minimum alcohol pricing having been distorted.

Frequent binge drinking in college can cause more than a hangover. Regularly consuming multiple drinks in a short window of time can cause immediate changes in circulation that increase an…

Leading supermarkets and drinks companies distorted evidence in an attempt to prevent the Scottish Government introducing a minimum price for alcohol, researchers say.From The Independent Wednesday 24 April 2013 Academics…

Anna Soubry said she was in favour of harsh new rules introducing plain cigarette packaging and a minimum price for alcohol

Liver disease is the cause of a considerable burden of illness across the European Union (EU), investigators report in The Journal of Hepatology. The authors calculate that 170,000 deaths each…

DOCTORS have accused Scotland's drinks lobby of adopting the tactics of Big Tobacco to delay and obstruct health legislation.

The heads of pubs, nightclubs and breweries are pleading with David Cameron to stick to his plans to introduce a mininum alcohol price. From the Telegraph In recent weeks, sources…

THE relaxation of pub opening hours has fuelled a rise in absenteeism at work suggesting that many people who call in sick are simply hung over, economists have concluded.

From EuroCare A new report from the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) has found that hospital admissions for alcohol-related cancer in England have jumped 28% in just eight years. The…