My Round: Two new non-alcoholic drinks revealed including first Irish dry-hopped craft soda "Two weeks ago I wrote about Dry January and complained about the lack of Irish-made non-alcoholic (NA) beverages. Now just like a Dublin bus, two have come along at once."—Aran Brazil Source: … [Read more...] about My Round: Two new non-alcoholic drinks revealed including first Irish dry-hopped craft soda
Cognition decline again linked to drinking alcohol above low level
Drinking more than a small amount of alcohol can cause cognitive decline in middle and old age a new study has confirmed. The decline increases with the amount of alcohol we drink above a low threshold and rises with age. The UK guidelines suggest no more than 14 units (140ml) of alcohol a … [Read more...] about Cognition decline again linked to drinking alcohol above low level
You don’t have to be poor to be hooked on drugs or alcohol but it helps
“In this climate of punitive neglect, addiction and obesity are dismissed as diseases of choice, which to use that most class-bound of Tory insults, the ‘nanny state’ cannot cure.”—Nick Cohen Source: … [Read more...] about You don’t have to be poor to be hooked on drugs or alcohol but it helps
Labels can empower alcohol drinkers
As responsible adults we should be presented with accurate, eye-catching and timely information about alcohol’s immediate and long-term effects. Anything less is to squander the benefits of decades of scientific research. Whether we are from the left, right or centre politically, we cannot deny we … [Read more...] about Labels can empower alcohol drinkers
Alcohol cancer labelling advocates unfazed by Yukon threats
Legal threats of the kind which abruptly halted the first trial of cancer warning labels in Canada’s Yukon territory before Christmas are not altering plans elsewhere. Measures proposed last month in Australia call for “readable, impactful” warning labels. And Gerald Nash, an Irish senator, … [Read more...] about Alcohol cancer labelling advocates unfazed by Yukon threats
Legal warnings halt first cancer label scheme
Legal warnings from alcohol brand-owners have halted the world’s first trial of labels warning that consuming alcohol increases the risk of cancer, raising question marks over similar plans elsewhere. Unnamed alcohol brand owners have warned the state-owned alcohol retailer applying the labels in … [Read more...] about Legal warnings halt first cancer label scheme