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• Do the French have the key to tackling 'le binge drinking'? 

  Friday 18 th December is expected to be the worst day for post Christmas party sickies, since recession-struck employers are holding their office events on weeknights this year, with Thursdays proving the most popular choice. However, this prediction...
  Posted Dec 04 2009, 02:50 AM by Sarah Wild with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: Christmas, alcohol

• Positivity is good for our health 

  Recession; climate change; unemployment; and obesity: bad news hogs the limelight, but there is some good news out there, hidden amongst the doom and the gloom. Sometimes the news is good in itself (‘BBC seeks older female news reader'), and sometimes...
  Posted Sep 25 2009, 03:45 AM by Sarah Wild with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: alcohol

• Putting public health at the heart of our soaps 

  For those of us who gain all our lifestyle advice from the Mitchell Brothers , there is bad news afoot: soap operas are not providing us with trustworthy guidance. The criticism is that soap characters with bad habits do not experience the disastrous...
  Posted Dec 31 2008, 03:51 AM by Sarah Wild with | with no comments

  Filed under: alcohol, Bupa, smoking

• 'Tis the season to be vomiting... 

  .... tra la la la la, la la la la. Yes folks, norovirus is upon us, spreading in its dependably virulent way in the lead up to the Christmas festivities. Cases are on the rise but this is not unusual for the season, says the Health Protection Agency,...
  Posted Dec 17 2008, 02:29 AM by Sarah Wild with | with no comments

  Filed under: alcohol, hangovers, norovirus

• Saucy Santa and a bit too much Christmas spirit 

  Today, the British Pregnancy Advice Service announced that it is to provide free emergency contraception at several of their city-centre clinics in the run-up to Christmas. The move is being supported by an advertising campaign, with the strapline ‘ Santa...
  Posted Nov 28 2008, 02:54 AM by Emma Bower with | with 2 comment(s)

  Filed under: Christmas, pregnancy, alcohol, contraception