Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?
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Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?

This article was taken from: https://www.wired.com/story/does-dry-january-really-make-people-healthier/             By Amanda Hoover at Wired               IF THE BARS look a bit emptier this month, it may be because more people are trading happy hour for Dry January.               The tradition, in…

Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements
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Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/23/smoking-ban-tops-list-of-21st-century-uk-public-health-achievements By Haroon Siddique Survey of experts also hails sugar tax and Sure Start centres as important breakthroughs The ban on smoking in public spaces and workplaces is the greatest UK public health achievement of the 21st century, according to public health experts. The move, which came into full force…

Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving
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Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50548103 By BBC Health news A one-off dose of ketamine may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, an experimental trial by University College London suggests. When the sedative was used to disrupt people’s memories of why they wanted to drink, they drank less and their urge to drink lowered…

Why red wine could be good for your gut – in moderation
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Why red wine could be good for your gut – in moderation

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49480864 By BBC Health news Red wine could be good for the gut, increasing the number of different types of helpful bacteria that can live there, according to researchers. The benefits are likely to come from polyphenols – compounds that white wine, beer and cider have far less of, the…

England failing to tackle alcohol ‘epidemic’, say researchers
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England failing to tackle alcohol ‘epidemic’, say researchers

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-49126495 By Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC News Massive cuts to alcohol rehab services mean a “national epidemic” of alcohol-related problems is not being tackled, King’s College London researchers say. And people with drink problems in England are less than half as likely to receive the right help as those…