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17th June 2013
Cancer society looks for regulation of e-cigarettesThe Irish Cancer Society says it cannot recommend electronic cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco until they are regulated in Ireland.
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17th June 2013
Alcohol link to sports should stay, say TDsThe proposed ban on the sponsorship of sporting events by the drinks industry has been rejected by an all-party Oireachtas committee.
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17th June 2013
Reilly: Drink ads ban won’t cause sky to fall inHealth Minister James Reilly said the “sky won’t fall in” if alcohol sports sponsorship is phased out under the Government’s faltering alcohol action plan.
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14th June 2013
From the UK: Alcohol deaths ‘could be avoided’Doctors are “missing opportunities” to help people with alcohol problems, a new report suggests.
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13th June 2013
A daily tablet can protect those who inject drugs from HIVFor people who inject drugs, taking a tablet every day could half their chance of contracting HIV.
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12th June 2013
From the UK: E-cigarettes to be regulated - MHRAElectronic cigarettes are to be classed as “medicines” under new proposals to tighten up the regulation of nicotine-containing products.
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12th June 2013
From the UK: Charity urges ban on alcohol adsA charity has called for a complete ban on alcohol advertising at music and sports events to protect children and young people from what it describes as “excessive” exposure.
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12th June 2013
Men at greater risk of cancer due to lifestyleMen are more likely than woman to die from all types of cancer, mainly because of higher smoking rates, heavier drinking, poorer diets, less exercise, and obesity.
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11th June 2013
Call for mandatory drug sentence to be repealedThe majority of those sentenced under mandatory minimum 10-year laws for drug dealing are “drug mules rather than high-level drug barons”, according to the State’s legal advisory body.
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11th June 2013
Farmers back alcohol sponsorship of sportsThe Irish Farmers Association has thrown its weight behind retaining alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events.
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