A judicial review of the Scottish government's minimum pricing legislation is scheduled to begin at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

The evidence in favour of minimum pricing for alcohol is so strong it is only a matter of time before it is introduced, says the author of new research finding the policy had drastic effects when it was implemented overseas.

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(Medical Xpress)—Consumers tend to switch to less potent alcoholic beverages when minimum prices are raised for cheap, strong drinks, new research from the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Researc

CONSUMPTION of strong beer in Canada fell by more than one-fifth after the introduction of a minimum pricing policy for alcohol, it has emerged.

Advertisers selling alcohol or promoting the environmental benefits of their products will soon have less wriggle-room in ambiguous advertisements. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today (Mon) released its updated code for environmental claims and for the advertising and promotion of alcoh

The Australian National Preventative Health Agency is expected to propose this week that cheap wine be banned from sale in Australia. The idea of a national 'floor price' on alcohol, which would see drinkers made to pay between 8 and 10 dollars for a bottle of grog, has been welcomed by health grou

PLANS to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol in Scotland have been postponed indefinitely by ministers as a result of a growing legal challenge to the controversial move.

Baby boomers take up the lion’s share of NHS spending on alcohol abuse. The first ever map of alcohol-related health costs in England reveals that the 55-74 age band imposes a greater burden on the state than any other age group.

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