Macular Disease Foundation warns more than one drink a day can lead to vision loss Aussies who consume more than one glass of wine or beer a day are putting themselves at serious risk of developing a debilitating disease. #alcoholawareness #soberinspiration A couple of beers after work or a half-bottle of wine at dinner is […]
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Gove Peninsula alcohol reduction trial extended by 12 months An alcohol reduction program being managed by the Gove Peninsula community is being extended for 12 more months after a successful six-month trial. The peninsula, situated in the north-eastern corner of Arnhem Land, saw the trial introduced in October last year in an effort to help
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Heavy drinking is an important risk factor for depression and suicide…Reducing alcohol consumption (both total consumption as well as binge drinking) is arguably the most important modifiable way to promote cognitive and neurological health and prevent or reduce brain harms. For Full Report
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Listen to four expert speakers, Nason Maani, Blanca Lorente, Emil Juslin, and Juliet Namukasa, discuss how the alcohol industry keeps people in the dark about alcohol and cancer and what we can do about it. And we explore insights and lessons from both science and community action in countries such as Sweden, Uganda, and Colombia to
Got a Drinking Problem? Do you know? Well, Heads up! If you have an AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder) then you are aging faster than others! Biological aging markers in blood and brain tissue indicate age acceleration in alcohol use disorder Conclusions: The present study is the first to simultaneously investigate epigenetic clocks, telomere length, and mtDNAcn in postmortem brain
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World Cancer Awareness Day 4th February 2024 continuing to raise awareness of this broad and relentless disease, which has many contributing factors. Some of these carcinogenic contributors can be completely neutralised – one such factor is alcohol. The disturbing research emerging over the last 10 years has been irrefutably confirming that alcohol use is associated with 7 major
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In the 2023 Review of Alcohol Issues, we collect seven landmark tools, manuals, and resources from the World Health Organization regarding alcohol issues in 2023: World Health Organization Comment in The Lancet: No Level of Alcohol Use Is Safe for our Health WHO Releases Updated Recommendations on Treatment of Substance Use Conditions A New Agenda for Mental Health in the
People who stop drinking alcohol lower their colorectal and breast cancer risk Accumulating evidence shows that people who cut out alcohol can reduce their risk of developing some forms of cancer. Decreasing alcohol intake decreases the production of acetaldehyde in the body, which in turn, reduces the risk of certain cancers. Researchers and experts agree
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The role of impulsivity in the relationship between affect and alcohol consumption in young adults It’s been known, at least anecdotally, for a long time that people hitting the bottle in depression is often, the reality is people are more likely to do so when they are excited or happy. Of course, that may tie
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FACT SHEETS – View PDFs Below Fact Sheet – PIR services from 7 November 2023 – 6 November 2023 Fact Sheet_Public intoxication response — About the centralised service Fact Sheet_Public intoxication response — About the health-led response — Oct 2023 FAQs_Public intoxication response — About the health-led response — Nov 2023
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