Tax alcohol more, says top doctor
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The Chief Medical Officer for England says alcohol tax should be increased to protect people's health.
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Alcohol consumption could slightly increase a man&#39;s risk for developing a certain type of irregular heartbeat, suggests a report in the Oct. 11 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine.
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French doctors appealed on Monday to President Jacques Chirac to intervene and stop changes in wine advertising rules the physicians fear will lead to more deaths from alcohol-related illnesses and drunk driving.
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Â· Government launches alcohol abuse strategyÂ· Critics call for happy hours and promotions ban
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French doctors appealed on Monday to President Jacques Chirac to intervene and stop changes in wine advertising rules the physicians fear will lead to more deaths from alcohol-related illnesses and drunk ...
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The Department of Health is proposing to raise the &quot;health tax&quot; levied on cigarettes from the current NT$5 to NT$10 per pack.
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NEW YORK  - Previous reports have suggested that alcohol use helps cancers grow and now, new research offers a possible explanation for this phenomenon.
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Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
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TESCO'S policy of sending money-off vouchers to customers who buy a lot of wine has been questioned by a group of MPs.   John Denham, chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, said the supermarket risked cajoling those with alcohol problems tobuy more drink.
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The highest earners should pay more tax - with the cash used to reduce child poverty, says UK trade union leader.
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A doctor who first sounded an alarm about heart problems and the prescription pain killer Vioxx now is calling on the government to rein in aggressive prescription-drug advertising, a factor
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Ministers want to change England's "drinking culture" and the view it is acceptable "to drink to get drunk".
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - French President Jacques  Chirac called for a tax to fund the global fight against AIDS  Wednesday, as new figures showed a modest rise in the number of  patients receiving life-saving drugs in poor nations.
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Repealing limits on Sunday sales of alcohol may lead to more alcohol-related traffic accidents and even deaths, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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The problems caused by underage drinkers add up to billions of dollars a year - ranking Ohio sixth in the nation in terms of the money state taxpayers put out to cover the costs associated with underage alcohol consumption, according to a recent study.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy alcohol use increases mortality with hepatitis C virus (HCV) to a greater extent in women than in men, according to a report.
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LANCASTER, Pa.  - Excessive eating, smoking and  drinking by Americans is partially responsible for rising  health care costs causing a drag on the U.S. economy, Treasury  Secretary John Snow said on Tuesday.