Elderly drinkers getting taxis to deliver alcohol to their rest homes has prompted health concerns about falls while drunk and mixing medication with booze.
One of the effects of alcohol is the way that it suppresses the immune system.
The government will not introduce legislation restricting multi-buy promotions and the location of other alcohol promotions because it “would not have the intended effect”.
A proposed new piece of legislation proposing to restrict how alcohol is displayed in shops has faced criticism from some Senators.
The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed two people.
Dentists should give patients advice about eating more healthily and cutting down an alcohol, while they are carrying out a check-up, a new report suggests.
Drinking alcohol can make a person more vulnerable to developing a cocaine addiction, a study has found.
THAILAND - SELLING draft beer via dispensing machines at convenience stores is a violation of the Alcohol Control Act 2008, the Public Health Ministry's sub-committee ruled yesterday.
NEW ZEALAND - Innovated camera research from Otago and Auckland universities reveal how every time a New Zealand child enters a supermarket they are exposed to alcohol marketing.
"We are worried about the increase in excessive alcohol consumption among adolescents and the heavy use overall, especially in provincial areas," said Greece's Health Minister Andreas Xanthos.