The Associated Press (UK) - British doctors call for ban on all alcohol ads
British doctors called for a ban on alcohol advertisements Tuesday, saying the move was necessary to challenge Britain's dangerous drinking culture.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsBMt0Qhu6wCi8hRu8aysw8bG--AD9AJEUB01
IOL (South Africa) - Expert urges SA to ban alcohol ads
South Africa should consider banning the advertising of alcohol, a British expert says.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090914040812841C546503
PsychCentral.com - Alcohol Abuse May Lead To Overeating, Depression
The benefits of social networking during after-work “happy hours” may be mitigated if the get-togethers involve excessive alcohol consumption.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/09/14/alcohol-abuse-may-lead-to-overeating-depression/8347.html
Reuters (Russia) - Medvedev orders swift anti-alcohol controls
Russian President Dmitry Medvedvev on Friday gave his officials three months to enact tough restrictions to try and curb alcohol abuse.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLB591599
Dynamic Business (Australia) - Australian businesses lose $5.6 billion to alcohol
Alcohol is harming Australian businesses in more ways that one, a new report has found.
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com/articles/articles-news/australian-businesses-lose-56-billion-to-alcohol4320.html
Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia) - Study shows rise in youth alcohol use
Children as young as 14 are regularly drinking alcohol in Cambodia, according to a new study that has prompted fresh calls for strict age limits on alcohol consumption across the Kingdom.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009091428354/National-news/study-shows-rise-in-youth-alcohol-use.html
Science Daily - Obesity, Alcohol Consumption And Smoking Increase Risk Of Second Breast Cancer
It is well known that survivors of breast cancer have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than women in the general population have of developing a first breast cancer. However, little is known about what lifestyle factors may make survivors more vulnerable to a second cancer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090908193424.htm
Science Daily (USA) - Heavy-drinking Colleges Showing No Improvements
U.S. colleges with the biggest student drinking problems have so far failed to turn the tide, according to a new study.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090910114138.htm
Irish Times (Ireland/EU) - 'Worrying' alcohol use in pregnancies
PREGNANT IRISH and British women drink more heavily than women in other EU states, an alcohol and pregnancy conference at the European Parliament in Brussels heard yesterday.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0910/1224254205174.html
TheParliament.com (Sweden/EU) - Report criticises Swedish alcohol policy
A new report says the restrictive Swedish alcohol policy with high prices and taxes for alcohol has failed to meet the claimed objective of reducing alcohol consumption and excessive drinking patterns.
http://www.theparliament.com/no_cache/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/report-criticises-swedish-alcohol-policy/
NPR (Mongolia) - Widespread Alcohol Abuse Clouds Mongolia's Future
At midnight in Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator, 14 people are in the "sobering-up" cells at a district police station on a recent evening. This and police stations like it are on the frontline of Mongolia's battle against alcohol abuse.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112485545
Scotsman (Scotland) - SNP curb on drink prices is condemned in America
THE Scottish Government's flagship proposal to tackle the nation's alcohol problem has been attacked by US drinks companies who have urged ministers to abandon their minimum pricing policy.
http://news.scotsman.com/health/SNP-curb-on--drink.5641282.jp
Guardian (UK) - Drink and drugs a leading cause of youth deaths
The deaths of more than 3,000 young people in the UK every year could be prevented and many are precipitated by Britain's drink and drugs culture, a leading child health expert claims.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/11/drinks-drugs-cause-youth-deaths
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