Medical News Today - Alcohol
triggers breast cancer-causing gene
Each year, tens of
thousands of cases of breast cancer in the US and Europe are linked
to alcohol consumption, and it is also linked to an increased risk of
cancer recurrence in women with early-stage breast cancer. Now, a new
study provides a direct link between alcohol, estrogen and a
cancer-causing gene.
The Week UK (UK) -
Parliament splurges £1.2m on alcohol in two years
Bars in the House
of Commons saw alcohol sales of £1.2m over the past two years, a
Freedom of Information request revealed.
ITV News (EU) -
Raise tax on alcohol to cut liver deaths, say researchers
Simple and cheap
changes to alcohol policy at EU level could reduce mortality across
Europe, according to researchers at the University of Southampton.
Newshub (New
Zealand) - Auckland cracks-down on underage alcohol sales
An Auckland
Council crack-down on the sale of liquor to minors has resulted in an
application to have Southmall Liquor Bargain's licence cancelled.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Food watchdog warns of dangers mixing energy drinks
with alcohol
They are available
for as little as 49c a can but the long-term effects of regularly
consuming trendy energy drinks are unknown, a new report from
Safefood warns.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Alcohol ad crackdown could curb underage drinking, researcher says
A nursing and
social work professor who researches underage drinking, is calling
for restrictions on alcoholic beverage advertisements in a bid to
reduce underage drinking and binge drinking by teens and young
adults.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Stop advertising alcohol on public transport, urges
report
A new report from
the Alcohol Advertising Review Board calls on state and territory
governments to legislate to remove all alcohol advertising from
public transport and transit stops.
Detroit Free Press
(USA) - State toughens rules on anti-drunken driving devices
Gov. Rick Snyder
has signed bills that update state regulations on breath-alcohol
interlock ignition devices.
euronews (Spain) -
Alcohol ban hits Spanish resort island of Mallorca
The popular
Spanish tourist island of Mallorca has brought in a night time booze
ban. The sale of alcohol in shops, vending machines and from street
sellers is now forbidden in several areas between midnight and eight
a.m.
Ottawa Sun
(Canada) - Province has new plan to tackle Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
The Ontario
government is set to announce the province’s first strategy to
combat Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – a strategy expected
to include a massive education effort aimed at would-be mothers,
teachers and health care providers.
Politics.co.uk
(UK) - Time to revisit estimates of costs of alcohol to society,
says new article
The journal
Addiction has pre-released an article calling for a revision of the
regularly cited £21 billion estimate for the cost of alcohol to
society in England and Wales. The paper, ‘Which cost of alcohol?
What should we compare it against?’, is authored by IAS Policy
Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya and claims that “these estimates rely on
data that are between 4 and 12 years out of date and sensitive to
questionable assumptions and methodological judgements”.
WHO (EU) - New
WHO study reveals that while smoking by school-aged children has
declined significantly, young people’s health and well-being is
being undermined by gender and social inequalities
A new pan-European
WHO survey of schoolchildren reveals that the proportion of
15-year-olds who first smoked at the age of 13 has fallen
significantly since 2010. The report goes on, however, to warn that
while 80% of respondents report generally high rates of life
satisfaction, differences between genders and socioeconomic status
are adversely affecting many young people's health, well-being and
lifestyle choices at a critical stage in their development.
Economic Times -
Beware! Binge drinking can kill you in your sleep
Perceived as a
lighthearted, fun and humorous rite among college students, binge
drinking may lead not only to impaired judgment but also increase the
risk of dying in one's sleep, say experts.
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