Expand University of Otago health experts say a study showing a correlation between suicide, homicide and a lower drinking age in the US is further evidence the drinking age should be raised here.
Consumption of alcohol has soared in Britain over the last few decades while it has plummeted on the continent. Adults in the UK drink 9 per cent more than they did in 1980, making us the 11th booziest nation in Europe ��������� although our i
Doctors, child health experts and police are among 78 organisations that have formed a powerful new lobby group in WA to fight problem drinking in teenagers.
Young novice motorists should not be allowed to drink any alcohol while driving, and should be restricted in the hours when they
AN East Lancashire public health expert has called for a debate on alcohol pricing to improve the area?s health. Plans to reintroduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol have been announced in Scotland.
Brits are more than twice as likely to drink every day as other nationalities, a survey revealed yesterday. In a study of 12 countries, one in 10 in the UK admit they do not go 24 hours without alcohol.
AS Alcohol Awareness Week gets under way today a charity has highlighted the true cost of booze in Wales. The cost of alcohol- related harm in Wales is estimated at ���1 billion per year.
Below-cost alcohol to be banned from April The Scottish government is determined to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol A ban on the sale of alcohol below a minimum price will be introduced in England and Wales from 6 April 2012.
Regularly drinking even a small quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of breast cancer, say researchers. A study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested that between three and six small glasses of wine a week was linke
2020health, the health policy Think Tank that I run has brought out a new report today 'From one to Many - the risks of frequent excessive drinking', highlighting that 8 million adults are drinking more than they should and i