Ireland: Ireland’s alcohol consumption policies to be held up as exemplar for others   The Irish Times By Mark Hillard May 3, 2018 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to hold up Ireland’s alcohol consumption policies as an exemplar for other developed countries. By 2020, Ireland aims to reduce pure alcohol intake from about 11 […]

Undergraduates conduct research projects for better health choices

Undergraduates conduct research projects for better health choices   Miami University By Tracy Chappelow May 3, 2018   Lamuel Bean wants to improve the health of communities. Katherine Rodriguez is influenced by her career goal of becoming a neonatologist. And Isabel Held’s tragic loss of a friend motivated her to research the connection between neurology […]

How does alcohol affect your sleep?

How does alcohol affect your sleep?   Medical News Today By Ana Sandoiu May 7, 2018   A new study assesses the effect of alcohol consumption on the restorative quality of sleep. The findings might make you want to change your drinking — and implicitly, your sleeping — habits.   The negative health consequences of […]