Health ads urged for young drinkers
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The government should fund television and other health warnings against excessive consumption of alcohol just as it funds campaigns against smoking, the charity Alcohol Concern said yesterday as Britain&#39;s teenagers were confirmed as among the worst binge
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Children as young as 12 buy alcohol by ordering it over the phone with takeaways, a government adviser says.
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Inappropriate advertising contributes to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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The new slogan is being used to battle a serious issue: the rise of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers. The $2.2 million campaign, launched yesterday by the Health Ministry, will
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Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among the public service ads shown in the past.
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TV adverts for alcoholic drinks should be banned before the nine o'clock watershed, a campaign group says.
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Raising the price of alcohol could save hundreds of lives a year, health campaigners claim in a new report.
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New research says greater use of brief counseling by primary-care doctors can reduce drinking among young adults aged 18 to 30, Health Day News reported Oct. 5. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
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Anti-drink drive adverts will appear in xbox games amid concern at the growing number of young drink drivers.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics said children should be exposed to fewer ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and in general need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught.
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Mouth cancer rates could soar because young people are smoking and drinking more, experts have warned.
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About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens.
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The number of under-18s admitted to hospital in England with alcohol-related illness jumps by 20%.
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A new survey of 11-19 year olds reveals that 42% of respondents started drinking when they were 13 or younger, and highlights the ease with which they can buy alcohol
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Â· Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials Â· Report says publicity sways children's intake
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Health campaigns aimed at persuading teenagers not to smoke are not working, research has suggested.
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CHICAGO -- Inappropriate advertising contributes to many children's ills, from obesity to anorexia, drinking alcohol, and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.