A study by researchers at the Centre for Addictions Research at UVic and Australia's National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University provides new evidence of a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of prostate cancer: the more you drink, the greater your risk.
UVic's Fraser Hof, a medicinal chemist, is working with scientists at Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. to improve commercial brewing processes. The collaboration aims to develop a precise method of identifying when brewer's yeast has been "exhausted" and can no longer be reused.
UVic chemist Fraser Hof is working with scientists at Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. to improve commercial brewing processes. The collaboration aims to develop a precise method of identifying when brewer's yeast has been "exhausted" and can no longer be reused.
A paper published today in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs provides evidence that research has over-estimated possible health benefits of alcohol and under-estimated its health risks.
BC has seen the largest annual jump in alcohol consumption in more than a decade, a rise equivalent to 15 bottles of beer per person per year. The average British Columbian now drinks a volume of alcohol equivalent to 528 bottles of beer or 100 bott鈥�
Did the introduction of happy hours in BC make it cheaper to drink alcohol in bars, pubs and clubs? It sounds like a question with an obvious answer鈥攁nd the short answer is yes鈥攂ut when BC introduced a package of new liquor laws in 2014, which inclu鈥�
Many more young people are at risk of harm from alcohol than previously estimated shows a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health by researchers at the 番茄社区鈥檚 Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC). The C鈥�
The following 番茄社区 expert is available to discuss the health and safety risks associated with upcoming changes (April 1) to BC liquor laws, which include increased availability and changes to the pricing of alcohol. Dr. Tim Stockwe鈥�
It certainly sounds novel: could a smelling test, easy enough to administer to young children, help diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)? That possibility is taking shape, thanks to work done by UVic neuroscience PhD student Christine Fontaine.
A new study by UVic's Centre for Addictions Research of BC shows that a simple, internationally tested method of 鈥渟tandard drink鈥� labelling is an essential tool for those who wish to stay within drinking guidelines.
A newly published study from the 番茄社区鈥檚 Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) confirms that moderate drinkers have an increased risk of breast cancer. The study shows that consuming an average of up to two drinks a day is
How much do we lowball the consumption of alcohol, our favourite recreational drug? A lot, as it turns out. It鈥檚 common knowledge that most of us downplay how much we drink in a given year. The World Health Organization already compensates for this 鈥�
The first controlled study of Managed Alcohol Programs provides evidence of the health and safety benefits for participants, as well as economic savings for local communities, according to study by UVic's CARBC.
BC鈥檚 proposed new liquor laws have grabbed the headlines for allowing people to buy and consume alcohol in more places, but the recommendations related to health were largely overlooked. Among the 73 recommendations of the BC Liquor Policy Review, f鈥�
Two 番茄社区 experts are available to discuss the provincial government鈥檚 support of Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform John Yap鈥檚 report on liquor policy reform. Premier Christy Clark made the announcement today in Kelow鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to discuss Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform John Yap鈥檚 announcement today highlighting key recommendations related to improving consumer convenience from his completed 鈥�
