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4th August 2011
Spirits increase pancreatitis riskThe risk of suffering an acute attack of pancreatitis - a painful inflammation of the pancreas - is increased following the consumption of just one measure of spirits. However, beer and wine do not appear to increase this risk, a new study shows.
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4th August 2011
Gatekeepers Community Education Course announced for Edenderry, Co OffalyGROW Community Mental Health Movement in conjunction with the Health Service Executive will hold a Gatekeepers’ Community Education Programme in the Parish Centre, Edenderry starting on Wednesday 7th September at 7.30pm for five nights.
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3rd August 2011
Elton John’s donation for HIV in Ireland remains unusedElton John’s donation of €750,000 to Ireland two years ago has still not been invested, according to the Belfast Telegraph. His foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, is threatening to withhold the money until a new plan is put into action.
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1st August 2011
Counting cost of substance abuseA letter published in the Irish Times, 01/08/2011, by Chris Murphy, Director, Crosscare Drug & Alcohol Programme, Dublin
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1st August 2011
Drink may cause ‘invisible’ brain harmMore than 4,000 Irish people could be suffering from an “invisible” serious brain injury caused by alcohol abuse, according to research.
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30th July 2011
Just what is the truth about those ‘safe-drinking’ limits?To every moderate drinker in the country, it’s the magic number. It forms the safety zone in which social tipplers and connoisseurs can sip to their hearts’ content without having to worry about the damage they’re doing themselves—or without needing to feel guilty about it.
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29th July 2011
Rise in self-harm linked to recession and alcohol abuseThere was a striking increase in the number of young adults engaging in self-harm last year, with the recession and alcohol consumption largely being blamed.
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28th July 2011
‘Double cost of cut-price booze’The cost of cheap alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences should be doubled in order to tackle anti-social behaviour, it has been claimed.
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26th July 2011
Detox unit to open in TullowSt. Francis Farm drug treatment centre in Tullow has received a cash injection to the tune of €25,000 to allow it to open at ten-bed, medically-supervised detox facility.
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26th July 2011
Rising stress that catches us unawaresThats’s Men: Stress can go on building up for months after certain upsetting events – that’s according to researchers at Brown University in the US.