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Widowhood is a death trigger
Dublin :: Ireland | about 2 hours ago
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Deputy director of the National Suicide Research Foundation, Dr Paul Corcoran, points out that every year in Ireland 10,000 people die leaving a partner behind. “It should be feasible for our public health system, possibly through community nurses, to...
Tags: Dr Corcoran, increase risk, Northern Ireland, marriage protects, Ireland, Dublin, Health Medical Pharma, Assessment of suicide risk, Alcohol, Alcoholic beverage, Social Issues, Wine and health, Alcoholism, Substance-related disorders, Suicide, Drug addiction
Minimum alcohol price 'would cut binge drinking'
London :: United Kingdom | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Alcohol should be priced at a minimum of 60p per unit to drive down binge drinking, public health experts said today. The Government in England has so far resisted calls from the medical community, including the British Medical Association (BMA), to...
Tags: minimum priced, England, public health, United Kingdom, London, Alcohol, Binge drinking, Politics, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholic beverage, Social Issues, Alcoholism, Drinking culture, Unit of alcohol, Liam Donaldson
Experts blame alcohol for cancer rise
London :: United Kingdom | about 17 hours ago
Credibility Binge drinking habits and cheap alcohol are partially to blame for the increasing number of cancer cases in England, medical experts said. Experts warn that alcohol consumption is likely related to increases in the numbers of cases involving cancer of...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Health Medical Pharma, Alcohol, Oral cancer, Alcoholism, Colorectal cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer, Alcohol and cancer, Wine and health, Drinking culture, Gastrointestinal cancer
Alcoholics drink more when older, study says
Columbus :: NM :: USA | about 17 hours ago
Credibility It could be the tolerance they've built up over the years or the extra time on their hands, but older people with alcohol problems drink a lot more than younger adults with similar problems, according to a new study. Ohio State University researchers...
Tags: binge drinking, Columbus, Health Medical Pharma, USA College binge drinking, Disease theory of alcoholism, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholic beverage, Social Issues, Alcoholism, The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited
More kids removed into care
Adelaide :: Australia | 1 day ago
Credibility She has implored the Rann Government to implement a new child protection plan, saying not enough has been done since it announced major reforms five years ago...An increased community awareness about what constitutes child abuse, and children being put...
Tags: Australia, Adelaide, Alcohol, Illegal drug trade, Alcohol abuse, Social Issues, Alcoholism, Substance-related disorders, Child protection, Drinking culture, Drug addiction
The downside of drinking
Alcohol doesn't do any good to anyone, irrespective of the fact that you are a man or a woman. However, a woman's body metabolises alcohol differently from the way a man's body does. It forms a higher concentration in your blood. Consequently, says...
Tags: The downside of drinking, Nimesh Mehta, says dr, health, India, Ludhiāna, Medicine, Drug addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholic beverage, Alcohol, Hangover, Drinking culture, Dr Mehta, Health Medical Pharma
"Amazing number" of women caught drink-driving (NZPA)
California City :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility An "amazing" number of women were caught drink-driving last night in Manukau and Papakura -- including a heavily pregnant woman and a young mother going home to breastfeed her baby. Police pulled over 7524 cars at checkpoints in Manukau and Papakura overnight.
Tags: caught drinking, pregnant woman, Manukau City, drinking driving, California City, Alcoholic beverage, Driving under the influence, Drunk driving, Alcohol, Papakura District, Alcohol abuse, Sobriety checkpoint, Alcoholism, Drinking culture, Alcohol advertising, Drug addiction
Penn State frat policy aims to curb heavy drinking
Athens :: PA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The policy comes in the wake of the September death of an 18-year-old freshman following a night of drinking. Under the new policy, fraternities will hire "social monitors" to ensure visitors are on a guest list and check photo identification. The policy...
Tags: Mr. Dado, Penn State, Athens, Alcohol, Human behavior, Fraternities and sororities, Sociology, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholic beverage, Alcoholism, North American fraternity and sorority housing
67% of kiwis have weight problems -report (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 days ago
Credibility A nutritionist says alcohol is a leading factor in New Zealand's obesity rates. A new report from the World Health Organisation says 62.7 percent of New Zealanders are overweight or obese. That puts us seventh on the list of fattest countries in the world.
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Health Medical Pharma, Obesity, Metabolic disorders, Alcoholism, Hospitality Recreation, Body shape, Nutrition, Bariatrics
Cause of Orinda teen's death 'undetermined,' coroner says
Orinda :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The coroner's office cannot determine what caused an Orinda teen to vomit and choke to death, officials said. Following further toxicology results, the cause of death for 16-year-old Joseph Loudon has been changed to "undetermined," according to the Contra...
Tags: Joseph Loudon, Orinda, Orinda California, Vomiting, Coroner, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, Drinking culture, Loudon, Law Crime
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