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Remark: better roads, wiser cars, higher fines? Why is Norway doing so great?
Just one person died as a result of traffic accidents across all age groups in Oslo in 2019. For the…
June 04, 2021 -
Remark: Alcohol costs more than our armies
A variety of figures and comparisons are used to illustrate the harm caused by alcohol, which can often be difficult…
May 20, 2021 -
Cheaper chocolate and alcohol are a public health setback
Norway’s budget settlement between the government and the Progress Party resulted in getting rid of the sugar tax for chocolate…
April 05, 2021 -
Alcohol and cancer: Warnings needed to be seen to be effective
Introducing prominent health warnings on alcohol products could be effective in increasing awareness of the potential harms of drinking, according…
March 10, 2021 -
New website on alcohol and cancer
On World Cancer Day, NordAN launched a new website on alcohol and cancer. www.alcoholandcancer.eu is a cooperation between NordAN, Eurocare…
February 05, 2021 -
Year in review – Part II
Last week we ended our “year in review” tour with June, so we will now continue with the next six…
January 05, 2021 -
Year in review – 2020 (Part 1)
The keyword for 2020 is obviously the pandemic. It has changed almost everything, and it really is everywhere. For once,…
December 30, 2020 -
Dramstad and Juslin: Restricting foreign-based online alcohol retailers is better than allowing profit motives into alcohol sales
The proposal to allow online and producer sales of alcohol on Iceland risks clashing with EU-law and the Icelandic Minister…
November 24, 2020 -
Gender Mainstreaming! What? Why? How?
The 2008 Committee of Ministers Recommendation on the inclusion of gender differences in health policy, requires member states to “make…
November 20, 2020