Thu Feb 2, 2012
EMBARGO LIFTED 5am AEDT Thursday 2 February, 2012 In a comment piece, international scientists argue that added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol. Here Australian experts puts the arguments into context for Australian readers.
Wed Sep 7, 2011
Embargo lifted at 7am AEST Wed 7 September US researchers have studied over 121,000 nurses enrolled in the US Nurses’ Health Study which started in 1976. They compared the drinking habits of women when middle-aged with their later health status. The research suggests that women who had one standard drink of alcohol a day may [...]
Mon Mar 15, 2010
The Queensland Government have released the Drink Driving in Queensland Discussion Paper which asks for the public to comment on a range of measures to curb drink driving including dropping the allowable blood alcohol limit to 0.02.
Fri Mar 6, 2009
How much should people drink to reduce their risk of being harmed by alcohol? How much is too much? How can you make an assessment of the risk to you from drinking, and what are your choices?
Thu Mar 13, 2008
The Federal Government has announced a new $53 million national strategy to address the binge drinking epidemic among young Australians. The size of this problem is staggering, with a recent report by the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) showing that one fifth of 16 year olds in Australia binge drink in any given week. [...]
Thu Jun 28, 2007
Dr Alex Wodak Dr Wodak is Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He has a major interest in prevention of HIV among injecting drug users, treatment of drug users, health aspects of prisons and drug policy reform. He is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and former [...]