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Best red wines for people with diabetes to drink, based on expert advice

It's all about low-sugar

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity — but the time to act is now

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2023

‘It should never have happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US

Michael Schuls died after getting trapped in dangerous machinery at a mill in Wisconsin. But across the US conservative groups are pushing to loosen laws that protect children in the workplace

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Best alcohol deals for Black Friday Cyber Monday 2023: Offers on gin, whisky and more

Luxurious Christmas and New Year’s tipples have never been cheaper

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2023

Best alcohol deals for Black Friday 2023: Offers on gin, whisky and more

Luxurious Christmas and New Year’s tipples have never been cheaper

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

OPINION - No, drinking doesn't mean female students are to blame for being sexually assaulted

Is an increase in binge drinking amongst women contributing to Britain’s “sexual assault problem”? Arguments this week in the press have honed in on the alcohol intake of students, and how rampant assault has become now that young women are beginning to catch up with their male peers in their…

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023

Finally, scientists explain the dreaded 'red wine headache'

A compound in grape skins called quercetin might disrupt alcohol metabolism, causing some people to get headaches after drinking red wine, a lab study suggests.

LiveScience · Nov 23, 2023

Why do some people who experience childhood trauma seem unaffected by it?

Childhood trauma is taken into consideration in criminal sentencing, and is accepted as a factor that can contribute to substance abuse, mental illness and homelessness.

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023

Chancellor unveils National Insurance cut as Tories seek to revive election chances

JEREMY Hunt has unveiled a cut in National Insurance contributions for millions of workers and a freeze in alcohol duty as he seeks to revive the…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 22, 2023

Exclusive de-addiction centre for women and children coming up at Thripunithura taluk hospital

Excise Dept. gears up to set up de-addiction centre for women/children in Ernakulam. Centre will join two existing facilities, making Ernakulam only district with 3 de-addiction centres. Free treatment offered, centres operate to full capacity. Demand for service always beyond capacity. Majority of patients under 25 for cannabis/polysubstance dependence, over…

The Hindu · Nov 22, 2023