Alcohol-free beer on draft ‘helps people make healthy choices’

Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draft nudges people towards healthier choices, research suggests. A new study led by the University of Bristol found that making the drinks more visible and easier to purchase in bars led to an increase in sales of non-alcoholic beer. Alcohol can lead to weight gain, addiction and has been linked to seven types of cancer, including mouth, upper throat, larynx, esophagus, breast and bowel cancer. Offering alcohol-free options is often seen as a good alternative for people who want to be healthier. For the new study, researchers from the university’s Tobacco and Alcohol…
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Claims hospital staff at The London Clinic tried to access Kate Middleton’s private health records referred to police

In short: UK Health Minister Maria Caulfield says she’s told police to probe “severe and serious” allegations about the conduct of staff at the hospital where the Princess of Wales had abdominal surgery earlier this year. Claims that hospital staff attempted to access the princess’s private health information hit the British press on Tuesday What’s next: The UK’s data-protection watchdog has also announced it is probing the allegations. Britain’s health minister says she’s asked police to investigate claims that staff at the hospital where Kate, Princess of Wales, had surgery in January, attempted to access her private medical records. The…
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