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Drinks a Week Can Raise Miscarriage Risk
Drinking even a small amount of alcohol could increase the risk of
miscarriage during the first four months of pregnancy, a new study from Denmark
suggests.
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The Local.se (Sweden) - Average
Swede likes sweets, booze, and TV
The average Swede is 40+, munches on a weekly bag of sweets, washed
down with a glass or three of alcohol, while relaxing in front of the TV,
according to the 2012 Statistical Yearbook of Sweden from Statistics Sweden
(Statistiska Centralbyrån -SCB).
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TIME - Alcohol in Pregnancy:
It’s Never Safe, Especially Not in the First Trimester
A new study finds that the developmental hazards of maternal drinking
may be greatest at the end of the first trimester.
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The Age (Australia) - Alcohol
incidents skyrocket on Australia Day
HEAVY drinking is the Australian way for many, and more young people
are involved in harmful alcohol-related incidents, such as assaults and car
accidents, on Australia Day than on any other public holiday, research has
found.
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BBC News (Brazil) - Beer 'must
be sold' at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa
Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup
in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted.
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The Columbian (USA) - Binge drinking can lead to variety of
serious consequences
More than 18 percent of Washington residents, and nearly 16 percent of
people nationally, binge drink, according to new estimates by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC defines binge drinking as a man
drinking five or more alcoholic drinks within a short period of time or a woman
drinking four or more alcoholic drinks within a short period of time.
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Irish Examiner (UK) - Almost one
in 10 adults in North 'has drink problem'
Nearly one in 10 people surveyed about drinking in the North was found
to have a problem with alcohol. The research compiled on behalf of the British
Department of Health was based on interviews with more than 2,000 people and
revealed trends in alcohol use.
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LiveScience.com - Parental
Alcoholism Linked to Brain Changes in Kids
Adolescent brains respond to risky situations differently if the teen's
parents are alcoholics, new research finds.
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msnbc.com - 'Sumerian beer'
alcohol-free? A controversy is brewing
The fermented cereal beverage enjoyed by Sumerians, so-called Sumerian
beer, may have been alcohol-free, suggests a recent review of ancient Sumerian
practices.
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Globes (Israel) - New law bans
alcohol advertising
The Knesset plenum is due to pass a private member's bill by MK Danny
Danon (Likud) which bans alcohol advertising on billboards and buses in its
second and third readings today. The bill also restricts alcohol advertisements
to media that only targets adults.
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RIA Novosti (Russia) - Beer may
return to Russian stadiums: Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised to consider lifting
the current ban on sale and advertisement of beer at football stadiums in
Russia, which will host the World Cup championship in 2018.
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The Canberra Times (Australia) - Raise
alcohol price to 'reduce harm'
A minimum price for alcohol is needed to prevent the industry from
selling liquor “below price'', according to a report prepared for the NSW
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
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Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland) - Stores accused over alcohol sales
MSPs have accused supermarkets of "undermining the spirit" of
alcohol discounting laws by slashing their prices and encouraging online
purchasing.
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Irish Times (Ireland) - Supervised
teenage alcohol use at home is not a good idea
HOW DO you effectively teach your children about alcohol? Minister of
State with responsibility for Primary Care Róisín Shortall has said she felt
parents should not be giving their children alcohol at home in an attempt to
teach “responsible drinking”, and are sometimes permitting binge drinking at
home to try to prevent it going on in unsupervised circumstances elsewhere.
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Olive Press (Spain) - Spain
rejects breathalysers for cars
SPAIN has rejected breathalysers for cars on the basis that “the only
safe way to drive is with zero alcohol in your system”.
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