Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes: By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75% of all deaths annually. Eight percent of these will be in the global south. Most of these diseases are what we call silent killers: type 2 diabetes, …
Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers: Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting …
Nigeria’s ban on alcohol sold in small sachets will help tackle underage drinking: Sachet alcoholic drinks on display. Kofo Belo-Osagie On February 5, 2024, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control announced a ban on alcoholic beverages sold in sachets or bottles less than 200ml. The agency asserts that the ban will, …
Can you really be allergic to alcohol?: guys who shoot/Shutterstock Some people get allergy-like symptoms when drinking alcohol, but can you really be allergic to alcohol? Alcohol allergies are rare, with documented cases primarily involving a rash. However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing, headaches and skin flushing. …
Alcohol, artificial trees and ‘granny dumping’: why Christmas is such a busy time in A&E: Christmas day is actually the least busy day in A&E during the holidays. Medical-R/ Shutterstock Christmas is a time for families and friends to come together, relax and enjoy themselves. It’s a time of giving and receiving and of feasting …
Foetal alcohol syndrome: facial modelling study explores technology to aid diagnosis: Advances in facial recognition technology may have useful applications in healthcare. Getty Images Foetal alcohol syndrome is a lifelong condition caused by exposing an unborn baby to alcohol. It’s a pattern of mental, physical and behavioural symptoms seen in some people whose mothers consumed …
How getting out into nature can help people with drug and alcohol problems: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Health professionals may suggest people spend more time out in nature to help with their physical fitness by doing activities in woods, parks or gardens, but research has shown nature-based programmes are also particularly effective for improving poor mental health. …
Planning for a baby? Why both men and women should consider quitting alcohol before and during pregnancy: You might want to make booze a thing of the past. pexels/monstera When a couple is planning on having a baby, it’s often the woman who is seen as responsible for the health of the unborn child. In …
‘Drinking isn’t an option, it’s more of a requirement’: the reasons for high alcohol consumption among some student athletes: AstroStar/Shutterstock Binge drinking is commonplace in university sport. Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students. Research that surveyed students in England found that 62% of student sportspeople reported drinking at least …
Alcohol deaths in the UK rose to record level in 2021: Deaths from alcohol in the UK have risen to their highest level since records began in 2001, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2021, 9,641 people (14.8 per 100,000) died as a result of alcohol: a rise …
As young people in rich countries drink less alcohol, elsewhere youth drinking is on the rise – podcast: Drinking is going out of fashion among young people in some parts of the world, but not others. Kzenon via Shutterstock. The amount of alcohol young people drink in many high-income countries has seen a marked decline …
Myrkl: new anti-hangover pill said to break down up to 70% of alcohol in an hour – what you need to know: Rawpixel/Shutterstock A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking pill that works”. The pill is said to break down …
Heavy drinkers increased their alcohol consumption the most during lockdown – new research: Deman/Shutterstock When the UK was placed into its first COVID lockdown in March 2020, many of us may have been tempted to reach for a drink. The country was about to enter an extraordinary period, with no idea of what would happen …
Why is alcohol thought to be relaxing? Victorian and Edwardian explorers might hold the clue: 'Captain Scott's last Birthday Dinner', Antarctica, June 6th 1911. Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo After a long, stressful day, I often find myself sitting down with a bottle of beer or a glass of wine. Such rituals …
What South Africa’s COVID alcohol restrictions point to for future policy: COVID-19 has seen multiple restrictions on alcohol in South Africa. Gulshan Khan/AFP via Getty Images Alcohol consumption is associated with various public health problems. These include high rates of trauma-related injuries and death. In South Africa, around 62,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually. …
Alcohol deaths up almost 19% during the pandemic – the greatest increase since 2001: These statistics highlight a need to address problem drinking in the UK. New Africa/ Shutterstock Deaths from alcohol in 2020 were up almost 19% compared with the previous year, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics …
Offences committed under the influence of alcohol and drugs: what the Nigerian law says: The consumption of alcohol and drugs can be linked with the increase in crime, violence and public disorder. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) There is a great deal of evidence showing a link between drug use and abuse and a range of violent …
Exercise can reduce students’ desire to drink alcohol – new research: New research found exercise reduced students' desire to drink alcohol. oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Alcohol intoxication, particularly in western cultures, is increasingly regarded as a socially acceptable behaviour, and excessive levels of alcohol consumption has been identified as a significant problem among university students. One study found …