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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 -
“There must be an end to the party now”
Corona pandemic continues to affect our lives. Work, travel and social activities are changed or cancelled completely. Culture and sports…
November 13, 2020 -
September 9 – International FASD Awareness Day
“9th September is International FASD Awareness Day. The ninth day of the ninth month was chosen as a reminder of…
September 09, 2020 -
NordAN talks: Alcohol and cancer warnings in Ireland
Eunan McKinney, Head of Communications and Advocacy at the Alcohol Action Ireland and Lauri Beekmann, NordAN´s executive director are discussing the alcohol and…
September 07, 2020 -
Carina Alm: In contrast to the other risk factors, alcohol is not framed or perceived as only unhealthy
Cancer societies are leading the way making people understand that alcohol also causes cancer. As Carina Alm, a special adviser…
August 14, 2020 -
Why don’t people know that alcohol causes cancer?
Alcohol is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 1 carcinogen. And we have known it more…
August 03, 2020