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Archives for October 2016
Measuring alcohol in populations
Better monitoring of alcohol consumption is needed; technological advances may soon provide extremely valuable information about context of drinking, says Dr Annie Britton
The power of the media in shaping perceptions of alcohol issues
A blogpost based on BMC Public Health paper ‘Why media representations of corporations matter for public health policy: a scoping review'
Tackling obesity – parallels with alcohol
Inaction on obesity and alcohol is reflected in the health of the nation. On World Obesity Day, Vanessa Hebditch observes striking similarities in the UK Government's attitude to both indicators
Drink-driving: Time has come – we need a lower limit
England and Wales have one of the highest legal limits for drink-driving in Europe, and the number of drink-drive deaths have stalled. Enforcement is no...
Bang per buck – a recent history of white cider
As the Alcohol Health Alliance releases a report showing that 7.5 litres of high-strength white cider can be bought for the price of a cinema ticket, Dr Peter Rice...