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14th June 2013
From the UK: Alcohol deaths ‘could be avoided’Doctors are “missing opportunities” to help people with alcohol problems, a new report suggests.
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13th June 2013
A daily tablet can protect those who inject drugs from HIVFor people who inject drugs, taking a tablet every day could half their chance of contracting HIV.
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12th June 2013
From the UK: E-cigarettes to be regulated - MHRAElectronic cigarettes are to be classed as “medicines” under new proposals to tighten up the regulation of nicotine-containing products.
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12th June 2013
From the UK: Charity urges ban on alcohol adsA charity has called for a complete ban on alcohol advertising at music and sports events to protect children and young people from what it describes as “excessive” exposure.
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12th June 2013
Men at greater risk of cancer due to lifestyleMen are more likely than woman to die from all types of cancer, mainly because of higher smoking rates, heavier drinking, poorer diets, less exercise, and obesity.
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11th June 2013
Call for mandatory drug sentence to be repealedThe majority of those sentenced under mandatory minimum 10-year laws for drug dealing are “drug mules rather than high-level drug barons”, according to the State’s legal advisory body.
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11th June 2013
Farmers back alcohol sponsorship of sportsThe Irish Farmers Association has thrown its weight behind retaining alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events.
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10th June 2013
Timeline discussed for ending sport link to alcoholJunior health minister Alex White has said he favours a “sunset date” for an end to alcohol sponsorship of major sports.
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10th June 2013
Eilis O’Hanlon: Sponsorship ban is just an empty gestureGovernment is taking a symbolic kick at an easy target instead of tackling the real problem, writes Eilis O’Hanlo
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10th June 2013
Alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental illness feature in child care caseAlcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental illness feature in many of the cases published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project today.