Thursday, February 2, 2012
The British Liver Trust have released a new report outlining the need for a comprehensive approach to tackling alcohol misuse. It warns against a “one size fits all approach for treatment” for a range of problem drinkers “each of whom will need tailored approach with the interventions and appropriate treatment goals.” Download 'Reducing alcohol harm: recovery and informed choice for those with alcohol related health problems' A supporting commentary piece by Andrew Langford , Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust also appeared in the Guardian .
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy, recovery
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Also tagged alcohol-concern, british, british-liver, chief-executive, guardian, Guidance, harmful-levels, health, informed-choice, interventions, learning, policy, recovery, the-prevention
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Abstract Aims: Cannabis and tobacco use and misuse frequently co-occur. This review examines the epidemiological evidence supporting the lifetime co-occurrence of cannabis and tobacco use and outlines the mechanisms that link these drugs to each other. Mechanisms include (a) shared genetic factors; (b) shared environmental influences, including (c) route of administration (via smoking), (d) co-administration and (e) models of co-use
Filed in Evidence Base, cannabis, tobacco
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Also tagged epidemiological, genetic-factors, lifetime, mechanisms, potential, review, some-mechanisms, sustained, the-mechanisms, their-sustained, tobacco
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
ABSTRACT Aims This paper describes alcohol industry involvement in the 2010 annual conference proceedings of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) in the United States. Design The author attended the conference, observed conference attendees and panelists and identified key themes in the panel sessions. Setting The NCSLA Annual Meeting took place 20–24 June 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The NHS Public Health Outcomes Framework has been published, aiming to tackle public health challenges through moving public health back into local government.
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged from-the-focus, government, health, health-measures, joint-health, joint-strategic, make-the-most, minister-diane, policy, press-release, prevention, shadow, shadow-health
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MPs on the Science and Technology Committee have called for greater efforts to help the public understand alcohol guidelines . It also calls for a further scientific review to build public confidence, although based on the evidence presented the guidelines should not be relaxed. See here for the report chapters or the full report here
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged business, committee, coronary-heart, government, guidelines, health, policy, public, responsibility, science, scientific, technology, the-evidence
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Countries recovering from war are at risk of being left to their own devices in tackling non communicable diseases, leaving an “open door” for exploitation by alcohol, tobacco and food companies, health experts warn…
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Department of Health (DH) have released a suite of fact-sheets about the new public health system promised as part of the NHS Reforms . This includes further details of the responsibilities of local government and the operating model for the new Public Health England (PHE), following the Public Health white paper . Public Health England (PHE) will be an executive agency of DH taking national leadership for public health issues
Filed in Evidence Base, UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Also tagged adult-social, driver, Evidence Base, forthcoming, health, joint-strategic, legal, outcomes-focus, over-the-threat, policy, the-development
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
One in 13 teenage girls, aged 14 to 20, reported having a group-sex experience, with those young women more likely to have been exposed to pornography and childhood sexual abuse than their peers, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher…
Filed in Uncategorized
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Also tagged boston, boston-university, busph, group-sex-experience, new-study, peers, public, reported-having, school, sexual health / stds, sexual-abuse, teenage-girls, young-women
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
As required by the 2009 law granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products, the Institute of Medicine today issued a report regarding the type of scientific evidence and research the FDA should require of tobacco companies seeking to make “modified risk” claims about tobacco products. Modified risk products are defined in the law as “any tobacco product that is sold or distributed for use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.” Given the industry’s long and deadly history of deception, the IOM calls for rigorous, comprehensive and independent scientific evidence before any tobacco company will be allowed to claim that any of its products are less dangerous than other products.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A new Institute of Medicine report specifies the types of research that the Food and Drug Administration should require before allowing tobacco companies to sell or advertise ‘modified risk’ tobacco products as being capable of reducing the health risks of tobacco use. While modified risk tobacco products could be one part of a comprehensive strategy to lower tobacco-related death and disease in the U.S., especially among tobacco users who are unable or unwilling to quit entirely, little is currently known about the products’ health effects and whether they pose less risk than traditional tobacco products
Filed in tobacco
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Also tagged adds-the-report, before-allowing, currently-lacks, data, food, modified-risk, report, should-consider, tobacco, trustworthiness, university
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