Doctors today (Wednesday, 29 June 2011) called for wide-ranging measures to be implemented to curb health risks due to alcohol consumption. Dr Paul Darragh, Chairman of the BMA’s Council in Northern Ireland said, “Alcohol misuse in Northern Ireland costs our economy almost £700 million pounds…
The AMA supports the Central Land Council’s calls for the removal of demeaning signs that detail alcohol and pornography bans in Northern Territory communities. The signs were erected as part of the Northern Territory intervention, and the Federal Government has determined the signs are no longer compulsory – but many of the signs are still in place…
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Mixing energy drinks, such as Red Bull with alcohol is probably more hazardous than consuming alcohol alone, researchers from Northern Kentucky University revealed in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research…
Introducing a minimum price for alcohol in Northern Ireland is an important step in the prevention of suicide and self-harm, as well as addressing wider health and social issues the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland has said…
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Salmon sperm is just not tasty – and that is good news for innovative technology company Nissei Bio, which wants to turn it into cigarette filters. While sushi lovers devour the sperm and sexual organs of fish such as cod, a lack of appetite for salmon “milt” means the northern island of Hokkaido generates thousands of tonnes of waste material rich in DNA each year, says Norio Nishi, Nissei Bio managing director. With the right processing, DNA can be used as a filter to capture dangerous toxins, says Professor Nishi, who is also professor emeritus at Hokkaido University.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
A study that compared the drinking patterns of middle aged men in France to counterparts in Belfast in Northern Ireland, found that binge drinking was linked to nearly double the risk of heart disease, suggesting that Belfast’s binge drinking culture, where there is a tendency to drink a lot of alcohol in one day at the weekend, could be fuelling the city’s high rate of heart disease…
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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have completed one of the first studies of mephedrone use in Northern Ireland since the drug was outlawed earlier this year. They found that the ban did not deter those mephedrone users surveyed from taking the substance…
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland has called on the Executive to take the advice of the Health and Social Development Ministers and follow Scotland’s lead in proposing a minimum price for alcohol of 45 pence a unit…
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Lowering the drink drive limit will save lives, Northern Ireland doctors said last friday (Friday 25 June). The BMA’s statement comes amid reports that the Republic of Ireland will move to cut the drink drive limit…
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland wholeheartedly supports Health Minister Michael McGimpsey’s call for minimum pricing for alcohol, saying that this could save lives as well as money. The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) issued a report showing that the cost of alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland is up to £900 million a year…
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