The campaign to make alcohol ‘the new tobacco’

The campaign to make alcohol ‘the new tobacco’ Source: https://health.spectator.co.uk/ by Christopher Snowdon 28th March 2019 If you’ve been watching closely, you’ll have seen the signs. The campaign to turn alcohol into The New Tobacco happened gradually at first but is now approaching full speed. It accelerated last year when two widely reported studies in The […]

VT:  Then Again: The progression of Vermont’s temperance movement

VT:  Then Again: The progression of Vermont’s temperance movement VTDigger By Mark Bushnell March 31, 2019 Alcohol flowed like the rivers, threatening to wash away anything decent in its path. That’s how Daniel Morton viewed Vermont society as it entered the 19th century. As pastor of the Congregational Church of Shoreham, Morton warned ominously that “no […]

Alcohol doesn’t protect against strokes, scientists say – and even increases risk by 15%

Alcohol doesn’t protect against strokes, scientists say – and even increases risk by 15% Drinking is not good for stroke and probably not for the heart either, scientists have found  Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Sarah Knapton, science editor 4 APRIL 2019  The myth that one or two drinks a day could protect against stroke has finally been debunked […]