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10th February 2015
Trying for a baby? You should both give up the booze nowNew guidance for pregnant mothers and those trying to conceive has suggested that both prospective parents should give up alcohol entirely while they are trying to have a baby.
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10th February 2015
Over 540 people have been stopped for drink-driving so far this yearOver 540 people have been stopped for drink-driving so far this year.
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9th February 2015
Diarmaid Ferriter: Our ambivalent attitude to drink has been apparent since foundation of StateThe unveiling this week of the proposed heads of the new Public Health (Alcohol) Bill marked the inauguration of a new phase of analysis and comment on Irish alcohol use and misuse.
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9th February 2015
Medical Matters: It’s time we faced up to the binge-drinking elephant in the roomDr Ciara Kelly, a GP and the Operation Transformation medic, attracted some opprobrium recently for her remarks about the alcohol consumption of one of the programme’s leaders.
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7th February 2015
Alcohol proposals are not about blame or punishmentAlcohol proposals are not about blame or punishment. New measures to reduce alcohol use are a watershed in public health policy.
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7th February 2015
Isolating ‘puppet master’ gang leaders should stem the supply of drugs in prisonsStemming the flow of drugs in Irish prisons should start with isolating gang leaders, said the Irish Prison Officers’ Association.
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7th February 2015
A note to Leo Varadkar: ‘Upping the price of booze won’t stop alcoholics in their gallop’A note to Leo Varadkar: ‘Upping the price of booze won’t stop alcoholics in their gallop’.
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6th February 2015
Move against cheap drink welcome but ban on sports sponsorship is neededMinister for Health Leo Varadkar and the Government should be wholly supported in taking steps this week to deal with the catastrophic consequences of Ireland’s unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
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6th February 2015
Drug-related deaths up 50% since 2004, Dáil hearsDrug-related deaths have increased by 50 per cent since records began in 2004, according to the Minister for Health.
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6th February 2015
E-cigarettes can damage lungs like tobacco, study claimsE-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco and may harm the lungs and immune system, new research suggests.
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