Generic picture of a tradional dimpled pint glass Health officials urged ale lovers to drink sensibly following a new scientific study which found no...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Generic picture of a tradional, dimpled pint glass. Health officials, urged ale lovers to drink sensibly following a new scientific study which found no link between a few pints each week and a beer belly.   * The Department of Health said the study of Czech drinkers which found that women who enjoy ale actually weighed less was not a green light for people to binge.  02/10/2003: Almost half the money spent on leisure outside the home goes on drinks down the pub, according to a report published. The   17.5 billion paid out for drinks last year is more than double the   7.2 billion spent on entertainment such as going to the cinema, theatre, museum and the bingo combined. 25/11/2003  Overstretched emergency services are being put under intense pressure because of binge-drinking and alcohol misuse, campaigners warned, Tuesday 25 November 2003. Police, ambulance workers and A&E staff said they often had to endure violence, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, caused by revellers having too much to drink, according to the report  04/03/04: Alcohol consumption has risen by 50% since the 1970s and the Government needs to act now to reduce the risks to health, scientists warned. A report by the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) called on ministers to introduce strategies to prevent any further rise in alcohol use and to bring it back down to the levels of 30 years ago.  *16/04/04:  Around a quarter of Britons think alcohol is good for their health and almost one in five are convinced it relieves stress, according to a survey. Only 9% of those polled believed alcohol was bad for people, while 13% said their social life would not be the same without a drink in hand. 14/9/04: Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol can boost the recovery of patients who have had surgery to open blocked arteries, a study revealed. Researchers followed 225 men who had a balloon angioplasty, also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), to open up their blocked arteries", "Image Copyright": "PA Images"}