The Guardian (UK) - Health warnings
on alcohol bottles should be compulsory – MPs
Health warnings
should be compulsory on bottles of wine, beer and spirits to raise
awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking and the growing
problem of liver disease, a group of MPs has said.
Mirror.co.uk (UK)
- Nearly 4,000 children hospitalised with alcohol poisoning last
year - including 52 aged under 11
Hundreds of
children are being rushed to hospital every month with alcohol
poisoning, shock new figures show.
The Economist
(China) - The Chinese are drinking more
LI JUN, a
construction worker from Shandong, sips a large bottle of Yanjing
beer as he squats on the pavement and shares a lunchtime bag of
noodles with a colleague. On such a hot day the beer quenches his
thirst, he says; the alcohol will not affect his work because he is
resting while he drinks. Many of his fellow workers are also enjoying
a bottle.
The Independent -
The science of alcohol: How does it affect your liver and heart?
Alcohol, the
presumed panacea of low confidence, bad days in the office, and
social cohesion, has built-up quite the reputation. The social
drinkers, binge drinkers, occasional drinkers, and abstainers,
after-all, all share an opinion on this 21 Century drug.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
1 in 6 soldiers affected by alcohol-related or mental health
issues
Nearly one in six
full-time members of the Canadian Forces experienced symptoms of
mental health or alcohol-related disorders over several months last
year, a Statistics Canada survey suggests.
Mirror.co.uk (UK)
- 'Don't drink alcohol two days in a row' Government health quango
warns
In proposed new
guidance Public Health England [PHE] will advise the public to avoid
boozing two days in a row in order to help remain within official
healthy guidelines.
Belfast Telegraph
(UK) - Earnest debate on alcohol abuse is needed
Health Minister
Edwin Poots' comment that he sees some merit in the proposal to
charge patients who end up in hospital A&E departments as a
result of drinking or taking drugs has some merit of its own.
Fox News (USA) -
Country music’s drinking problem: Alcohol-related incidents at
concerts getting out of hand?
Drinking songs
have long been a staple of country music. But some are wondering if
today’s chart-topping bro country tunes about shooting shots of
tequila and getting drunk on planes are contributing to an increase
in drunken incidents at country music concerts.
ABC Online
(Australia) - More Tasmanians seek help for alcohol than other
drugs, report shows
The drug
Tasmanians mostly seek help for is alcohol, a new report on drug
treatment in Australia shows.
BBC News (UK) -
MPs call alcohol misuse a 'pandemic', says lobby group
Health warnings on
alcoholic drinks should be introduced and the drink-drive limit cut,
the All Parliamentary Party Group on Alcohol Misuse says.
The Moscow Times
(Russia) - Russia's Presidential Staff Buys a Million Bottles of
European Wine
While Russia was
publicly wading into a war of words and sanctions with the West this
year, the presidential administration bought more than a million
bottles of wine from Europe — stocking up on more than its staff
can possibly drink or serve out at receptions, a news report said.
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