Alcohol 'as harmful as smoking'
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Alcohol causes almost as many deaths and disabilities globally as smoking and high blood pressure, researchers warn.
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Cunning plan to combat binge drinking A health adviser to the government has formulated a cunning plan to tackle the UK's binge drinking epidemic which some claim has seen this green and pleasant land converted into a booze-fuelled version of a bad Saturday night in the Democratic Republic of Congo - simply ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets.â¦
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A study says Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol.
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Smoking and drinking coffee act together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow, say researchers.
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At least two people have become intoxicated by drinking hand-sanitizing gels, a potentially deadly habit, doctors reported on Wednesday.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jan. 31--The level of alcohol abuse in La Crosse is truly frightening. That was the word that La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki used to describe another instance in which someone put herself at risk because of binge drinking.
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Pregnant women and those trying for a baby should avoid alcohol completely, the government advises.
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Doctors are calling for stricter alcohol laws in a bid to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths.
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Women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who drink less, a new study finds.
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World Health Organization (WHO) experts  will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol,  including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and  sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
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A study says Russian men risk death drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high alcohol levels.
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Health Secretary John Reid today promised the end to the culture of smoking at the bar in the new White Paper on public health. Under the proposals smoking will
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All types of alcohol -- wine, beer or liquor -- add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 19: Passive smoking may have long been known to be a health hazard and now a new report by The Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (Scoth) confirms that it significantly increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease
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The nation's drugs laws are inadequate, media-motivated and should be replaced by a system that recognises the harm to health of subtances like alcohol and tobacco, a study recommended Thursday.
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No one should be exposed to passive smoking because of the serious health risks it poses, according to an expert committee of scientists, it emerged today.