Drug & Alcohol Abuse
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Roll your own warning as millions quit
Roll your own cigarettes are just as harmful as factory rolled cigarettes, researchers say today. Read more
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Tobacco link to breast cancer
Young women who become heavy smokers place themselves at increased risk of developing a common form of breast cancer, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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Gout rates soar
Rates of gout, a disease traditionally linked to alcohol, have ‘soared’ in the UK in the last two decades, experts warn today. Read more
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Breast cancer link to lifestyles
Reduced breast cancer rates in South Asian and black women are likely to be related to lifestyle, researchers say today. Read more
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Psychological factors ‘missing’ in pregnancy and alcohol studies
Underlying psychological issues may be the key to the debate about whether pregnant women should be allowed to touch any alcohol, according to a Danish researcher. Read more
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Young drinkers’ DNA affected by alcohol
Young people’s DNA could be affected when they drink alcohol, a preliminary study has found. Read more
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Drs say No to Bond lifestyle
Super-spy James Bond would have been incapable of stirring his Martini – and that may be why he had it shaken, doctors claimed today. Read more
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Alcohol dependence gene mutation discovered
British researchers may have found a new gene linked to alcohol abuse, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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E-cigarette child warning
Marketing of electronic cigarettes needs to be regulated to protect children becoming addicted to nicotine, campaigners warned today. Read more
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Hangovers linked to male stroke risk
A new study has shown how binge-drinking men suffer from rapidly deteriorating circulatory health. Read more