Ad Campaign Urges British Women to Reduce Drinking
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An advertising campaign in Britain is using a cosmetics-ad spoof to educate women on how binge drinking can damage their looks, the BBC reported Aug. 26.
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Teenage girls in Britain are binge drinking more than boys, turning the tables on a traditionally male practice, a study has shown.
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Women who enjoy a drink of beer or wine  daily have sharper minds into old age than women who abstain,  U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Women should decide for themselves if they want to drink small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy, an expert says.
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Nearly a quarter of UK adults are psychologically dependent on alcohol, warn UK researchers.
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Scientists have devised a treatment which could stop alcoholics drinking too much.
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Britons are in denial about the effect of drinking excess alcohol on their health, a survey suggests.
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Police in eastern England are telling local women to wear nice knickers and have a wax before getting fuelled up on booze, newspapers reported.
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Leaders of the British Medical Association Scotland call for better labelling on alcohol.
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A poll of British women conducted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer finds that most would curb their alcohol consumption if it meant reducing their risk of breast cancer, the BBC reported Oct. 26.
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Almost half of young women in Britain would cut down on their drinking to reduce their risk of getting breast cancer, a survey revealed.
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Women who enjoy a drink of beer or wine daily have sharper minds into old age than women who abstain, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A tax rise on alcohol to help tackle binge drinking is among proposals put forward by a Tory policy group.
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The campaign, which will promote exercise and healthier diet among Virginians, aims to reduce the rate of chronic illnesses such as obesity and hypertension through diet, exercise and other prevention techniques.
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Pregnant women and those trying for a baby should avoid alcohol completely, the government advises.
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Authority shows its WKD side The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a series of TV ads for "alcopops" WKD and Smirnoff Ice, citing "new rules and Guidance Notes" which came into force on 1 January 2005 "as a result of widespread concern about drinking behaviour among young people, including excessive or binge drinking and anti-social behaviour".â¦
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Full-page ads in college newspapers Friday call on university leaders, athletic conferences and the NCAA to "stop the madness" by banning alcohol marketing from college sports.