The Scottish government is consulting a number of organisations about the implications of a reduction in the drink-drive limit.

Fixed price drink promotions are to be banned in Northern Ireland following a public consultation on the issue. The man behind the move, Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland, says the ban should come into force in January.

ITALY has become the latest country to oppose the Scottish Government's flagship minimum alcohol price policy.

AUSTRALIA'S peak medical body has censured the social media giant Facebook for allowing alcohol companies to target children. The Australian Medical Association released its report yesterday into the alcohol industry's growing profile in social media circles.

Federal politicians have mostly embraced the idea of a parliamentary inquiry into alcohol marketing and its self-regulation, which was derided by one Labor MP as 'piss weak'.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than folks who avoid those habits, a new study suggests.

THE alcohol industry is grooming children to drink by marketing booze-flavoured chips, chocolates, lip gloss and biscuits.

Date published: 18 September 2012 Alcohol abuse and obesity are to blame for a big rise in cases of liver disease in the North West, according to a report.

THE majority of people know about the physical ill effects of drinking to excess, but the long-term mental and behavioural consequences can be just as damaging.

PEOPLE in Notts are not aware how many calories they are consuming when they drink, a leading health expert has warned. Mark Holmes, a clinical nurse specialist in substance misuse at Notts Healthcare NHS Trust, said that many people in the cou