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29th April 2013
Alcoholism to blame for liver disease crisis
The number of people being admitted to hospitals in England with liver problems as a result of alcoholism is rising dramatically, figures suggest.
29th April 2013
Alcohol reports won’t tell you of a generation dying before our eyes
The doctors from The Royal College of Physicians in Ireland are asking the Government to ban the sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies.
25th April 2013
Sport ‘will suffer’ from alcohol sponsorship ban
A proposed ban on alcohol sponsorship will have a “detrimental effect” on Irish sport, an umbrella organisation has told an Oireachtas committee.
24th April 2013
Sports needs alcohol sponsorship ‘to survive’, Dail Committee warned
Government investment in sport has shrunk from €311m in 2008 to just €54m this year, meaning the loss of alcohol sponsorship would be very damaging, a Dail Committee heard today.
24th April 2013
Alcohol sponsorship in sport will be ‘seen as crazy’ in future, expert warns
Alcohol sponsorship of sport will be seen as a crazy idea in 15 years, a public health specialist has warned.
24th April 2013
Most with liver disease ‘are not alcoholics’
“Habitual” drinkers, not alcoholics, account for most people with alcohol-related liver disease.
23rd April 2013
Doctors warn of increase in alcohol-related health problems
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of young people hospitalised for liver disease and dying from alcohol-related conditions, a group of leading doctors has warned.
23rd April 2013
Dentists call on HSE to give them role in tobacco control
Dentists have called on the HSE to give them a key role in the State’s tobacco control strategy, similar to the practice in Sweden. The Irish Dentists’ Association (IDA) said its members were “ideally placed” to advise patients on smoking’s risks.
22nd April 2013
Lisa is rebuilding her life after heroin addiction
Aged 25, with long dark hair and pearly-white teeth, Lisa Kevitt should have the world at her feet.
19th April 2013
Sporting bodies are ‘in alcohol industry’s pocket’
Sporting bodies are “very much in the alcohol industry’s pocket”, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday.

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