Half of adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had a substance use disorder in their lifetime, according to University of Toronto...Cardiology
In people who had an atrial fibrillation episode, it was about twice as likely that they had had alcohol in the four hours before the episode, found a small study from...
August 18th, 2021Another study into minimum pricing of alcohol in South Africa, published in BMJ Open, has found that a minimum unit price (MUP) of R10 per standard drink could save more...
Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland rose to their highest level in more than a decade in 2020, amid warnings that COVID-19 has undermined progress made with the...
August 11th, 2021A zero-tolerance drunk driving law is on the cards in the upcoming National Road Traffic Amendment Bill, writes Rhys Evans, MD at drug and alcohol testing equipment...
Those drinking up to 62 grams of alcohol per day – equivalent to two glasses of wine – did not have an increased risk of recurrent heart attack, stroke, angina or...
July 21st, 2021Alcohol consumption appeared linked to more than 740,000 new cancer diagnoses in 2020 – equivalent to 4% of cases worldwide – according to a World Health...
July 14th, 2021University of Cape Town researchers have published findings from a study investigating the feasibility of a minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol in South Africa, with...
July 7th, 2021Another research missile has been fired into the debate over the effectiveness of alcohol bans in reducing trauma admissions to hospitals in South Africa, thus...
June 23rd, 2021Forget blowing into a breathalyser – a new drink-driving test invented by researchers in Japan could involve putting on a pair of ear defenders, writes Clare Wilson...
