We all know that excessive drinking can trigger the onset of some serious health issues but are we really aware of the full extent? Those who think terrible hangovers and liver damage are all they have to contend with are very much mistaken as researchers have now linked alcohol consumption with to 60 diseases. Listed read more »

According to the road safety charity Brake, the proportion of drivers getting behind the wheel the morning after a night of heavy drinking has increased to 38 per cent from 28 per cent in a period of seven years. The recent study, which was conducted by insurance company Direct Line, revealed that four in ten read more »

According to a recent poll conducted by Aviva, large numbers of GPs avoid raising or discussing what they consider to be ‘sensitive’ issues such as obesity with their patients for fear of upsetting them. The poll revealed that 59 per cent of GPs felt reluctant to bring up personal hygiene problems, 13 per cent steered read more »

The government has announced plans to increase taxes on super-strength beer and lager in a bid to lower the currently soaring levels of alcohol misuse. After an informal consultation on alcohol taxation, the Treasury released its review which proposed raising the duty on any beers with an ABV strength of over 7.5 per cent and read more »

Researchers have found that it is not simply how much you drink that poses a risk to your health, but the speed at which you drink it, reports BBC News. The study in question compared 10,000 male drinkers from both belfast and France over a period of ten years, and concluded that downing large quantities read more »

According to a study published in medical journal the Lancet, alcohol is actually more harmful than heroin or crack cocaine. The report is co-authored by Professor David Nutt, the former UK chief drugs advisor and founder of the Independent Scientific Committee, a body which aims to investigate drugs without political interference. The committee carried out read more »

Today marks the beginning of 2010′s Alcohol Awareness Week, of which the focus is ‘Alcohol and Childhood’. Over the course of the next seven days Alcohol Concern will be posing the question ‘is alcohol damaging childhood’ in their annual week of action which hopes to raise awareness of alcohol misuse issues. This year the theme read more »

A recent survey conducted by Drinkaware has found that over a third of young adults go out with a clear intention of getting drunk. Additionally more than one in four admitted to not knowing how they got home with one in three believing this was acceptable, one in 25 believing it was OK to end read more »

Alcoholism can have an extremely detrimental effect on you and your health and on those to whom you are closest. There is a wide range of help available for those who want to kick their drinking habit and many alcoholics have tried and tested many but to no avail. An option which is worth considering read more »

Last month 16% of searches performed on Hypnotherapy Directory were on weight loss, May however saw a drop in weight loss searches and this month alcohol abuse has been searched for the most times. We believe it is important to take an overview of what people are looking for as this way we can make read more »