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British Liver Trust campaign highlights liver risks of alcohol misuse

ftekurlbb — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:41:28 +0000

The British Liver Trust have a new campaign, www.loveyourliver.org , aiming to promote liver health through good diet and careful alcohol consumption.

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BBC Timeshift explores the social and cultural history of drinking in Britain

ledshatte — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:59:05 +0000

BBC Four's Timeshift , a documentary series into Britain's social and cultural history, featured episode 11 on 'The Rules of Drinking' this week and is available for a further 5 days on BBC iplayer . The Rules of Drinking synopsis: In the pubs and working men's clubs of the forties and fifties there were strict customs governing who stood where. To be invited to sup at the bar was a rite of passage for many young men, and it took years for women to be accepted into these bastions of masculinity.

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Agency recommends tobacco companies use third-party researchers

VarkFaima — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

A federal agency recommended Wednesday that tobacco companies have “modified-risk” tobacco products tested by third-party researchers approved by the Food and Drug Administration before submitting them for approval. The 310-page report by the Institute of Medicine also specifies the type of research the FDA should require of manufacturers that want to advertise or sell smokeless products by saying they are less harmful than cigarettes. Smokeless products facing the scrutiny include not only moist snuff and snus products, but also dissolvable products being sold in trial markets by R.J

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Report Brief – Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products

pneunkFug — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (FSPTCA) granted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad authority to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products. The law also provides the FDA with authority to regulate “modified risk tobacco products” (MRTPs), tobacco products that are either designed or advertised to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-related disease. . .

Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products

mckwqjkqnjuqq — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

At the request of the FDA, the IOM formed a committee to identify minimum standards for scientific studies that an applicant would need to complete to obtain an order to market the product from the FDA. It concludes that the public health standard in the FSPTCA will require a wide range of scientific evidence including the composition and performance of the MRTP, perceptions about the risks and benefits of the MRTP, the addictive potential of the MRTP, and its human health effects.

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Chinese fume over honor to tobacco academic

khdsazzt — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Chinese health officials and commentators have assailed one of the country’s most prestigious academic bodies for recruiting a scientist who specialized in refining low-tar cigarettes — at a time when the government has said it is fighting smoking. Xie Jianping, 52, who works for a research institute of the state-owned China National Tobacco Corporation, has been called the “Killer Academician” and “Tobacco Academician” on Chinese Internet sites after he was elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an honorary body that also advises the government

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Alcohol Sales In Scotland At An All-Time High, This Is Bad News For The NHS, Warns BMA

Brooxordiny — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Following reports by Health Scotland that alcohol sales in the country had reached an all-time high, surpassing England and Wales in volume sales, tough action to deal with the cost of alcohol in Scotland was called for yesterday by doctors leaders…

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White House Drug Policy Office Awards More Than $88 Million To Local Communities To Prevent Youth Substance Use

narnia — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), today announced $12.3 million in new Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to 87 communities and 20 new DFC Mentoring grants across the country…

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Behavioural interventions most effective for higher risk drinkers, NWPHO report shows

sdtowman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:31:05 +0000

A report from the North West Public Health Observatory ( NWPHO ) demonstrates brief interventions for alcohol are the most cost effective, followed by interventions for smoking, sexual health and physical activity.

Chinese Culture Encourages Binge Drinking In Middle Aged Men

WilsonRachatc — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

A nationwide study confirms that binge drinking has reached epidemic proportions in China and argues that efforts to tackle the problem must address the country’s unique drinking culture…

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