Reduce alcohol by a litre a year, see a 15 per cent reduction in liver cancer

Reduce alcohol by a litre a year, see a 15 per cent reduction in liver cancer   Source: SMH Adam Gartrell SEPTEMBER 25 2017   Reducing Australia’s per-capita alcohol consumption by just one litre a year would drive a significant reduction in head, neck and liver cancer deaths.   That’s the conclusion of a new […]

Pennsylvania:  Lawmakers call for crackdown on illegal gambling, booze sales

Pennsylvania:  Lawmakers call for crackdown on illegal gambling, booze sales   Source: Trib Live Natasha Lindstrom Sept. 19, 2017   State Sen. Chuck McIlhinney has a message for the tens of thousands of Pennsylvania businesses believed to be harboring an illegal slot machine or bending liquor rules: You’re going to get caught.   “As long […]

Pill that replaces alcohol aims to end middle-class drinking ‘epidemic’

Pill that replaces alcohol aims to end middle-class drinking ‘epidemic’   Source: inews.co.uk Elizabeth Anderson September 24th 2017   A pill is being developed to stop people craving alcohol, in what could spell an end to the habit of having a bottle of wine with dinner.   Scientists in Hull are reaching the final stages […]