Wales' planned 'Strongbow tax' delayed until at least 2020

An EU member state has held up the process of introducing a minimum unit price on alcohol in Wales
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Nicotinamide protects hepatocytes from palmitate-induced cell death

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, and Harbin Medical University in China examined the anti-lipotoxic effect of...
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Minimum alcohol price law in Wales delayed to 2020

21 hours ago | BBC

Plans have been held up after an EU member state - Portugal - intervened.
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Influence of alcohol advertisements on intentions to intervene in sexual assault situations

1 day ago | News Medical

College students who viewed alcohol advertisements that included objectified images of women were less likely than others to report intentions to intervene in...
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Women not aware enough of breast cancer link to alcohol

1 day ago | BBC | 2 articles

Women know too little about alcohol's role in increasing breast cancer risk, a study suggests.
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80% of women don't know alcohol causes breast cancer

1 day ago | Daily Mail | 2 articles

Researchers from the University of Southampton surveyed more than 200 patients and staff at a breast care centre in England and found knowledge about the link to alcohol was poor.
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Signs Of Drug and Alcohol Addiction You May Not Be Aware Of

1 day ago | Health Status

Drug or alcohol addiction are serious problems that must be...
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The 'brutal reality' for alcohol-damaged children

2 days ago | BBC

A new support service is launched to help families with children who were exposed to alcohol in the womb.
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Study: Tobacco and alcohol usage are common in British reality television shows

2 days ago | News Medical

A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are extremely common in British reality television shows.
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Danniella Westbrook: Drug-free EastEnders star 'to train as therapist'

2 days ago | BBC

Danniella Westbrook says she is drug and alcohol-free for the first time in years.
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US suicide rates have soared 33% in less than 10 years

The greatest number of suicides still occur among white men, but since 1999, dramatic increases have been seen among women and Native Americans, according to the latest data... Read more ...

Simple Scan Could Open Up New Avenues for Angina Treatment

Simple scan could be used to guide treatment decisions for angina patients, reveals a new study. Read more ...

It's easy to hide in plain sight: New research finds that simple disguises...

Want to be invisible? It might not be as impossible as it sounds. A new study finds that hiding in plain sight is easy - all you need is a simple disguise. Research from the... Read more ...

Pollutant-Free Fatty Fish can Cut Down Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Eating Fatty fish free of environmental pollutants can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, reveals a new study. Read more ...

Certain Behaviors in Kindergarten Associated With Lower Adult Salary: Study

Kindergarten inattention was associated with lower earning for boys and girls later in life, revealed new research. Read more ...

New Insights into Tissue Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus

New study has provided clues on tissue damage discovered in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus autoimmune conditions. Read more ...

Sea cucumber found to prevent or reduce asthma attacks

Sea cucumbers are marine animals that can be found on the sea floor. They are widely used in Asian countries as food or as ingredients of traditional medicine. In an animal... Read more ...

Women who are obese while pregnant have triple the risk of a baby who...

It's suspected by researchers led by Edinburgh University, who analysed the data of 120,000 women, that high blood sugar levels 'programme' adverse health outcomes. Read more ...

Researchers uncover the earliest signs of Parkinson's in the brain, many...

Damage to serotonin production was seen on brain imaging. King's College London said it was an 'excellent marker' for the disease which takes hold of the brain years before... Read more ...

Julie Ertz Said Being on the US Women's National Team Is "Powerful" For Her...

Just in case you weren't aware, the US Women's National Team is dominating the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. In their debut match against Thailand, they scored an unprecedented... Read more ...