Newshub (New
Zealand) - Government announces fetal alcohol plan
The Government has
a plan to reduce the number of babies born with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD).
The Canberra Times
(Australia/ Sri Lanka) - Universal lessons: Canberra experts fight
alcohol, domestic abuse in Sri Lanka
Dr Kamalini
Lokuge's heart broke when she heard how a Sri Lankan preschool
child told his teacher that "his dad always drinks and his mum
runs around the house at night saying she's going to kill herself".
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - Alcohol advertising on Auckland bus
Advertisements
promoting alcohol products have been spotted on Link Buses around
Auckland. The advertisements for Brothers Beer, Corona and Selaks
wines on the buses follow a revelation this month that Auckland
Council holds investments in alcohol giants SABMiller and Pernod
Ricard.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Doug Sellman: An irresponsible alcohol industry is
doing its best to confuse
University of
Otago's Professor Jennie Connor has had two prestigious publications
in the past month highlighting the fact that alcohol causes cancer in
moderate drinkers in New Zealand.
Medical Daily -
Low-Alcohol Beers May Reduce Drunk Driving, Drink-Related Injuries
And Deaths Worldwide
Strong beers may
be a thing of the past, according to a new body of research published
in the Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. After studying
alcohol’s effect on society, a team of Canadian researchers from
the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that cutting
back on ethanol, which is the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol,
could potentially lower a person’s total alcohol intake in the long
run.
Irish Health
(Ireland) - Alcohol warning ahead of Leaving Cert results
Parents of
students due to receive their Leaving Cert results this week are
being encouraged to talk to their children about the risks associated
with alcohol use.
Economic Times -
Need to cut down on drinking alcohol? Getting in a relationship
might help
Being in a
relationship could be wonderful in more ways than one. A new study
indicates that people who are married, or cohabiting, generally tend
to drink less - that's fewer drinks, and less frequently.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Baby boomers are ‘drinking themselves into an early grave'
because they're LONELY
The 'baby
boomers', those born during the surge of births between 1946–1964,
comprise around a quarter of the population in the UK.
Daily Mail -
Boozing after exercising is WORSE than skipping a work-out
altogether: Alcohol 'stunts muscle growth during exercise recovery
period'
It seems logical:
if you want a guilt-free hangover, best hit the gym before the bar.
But according to new research, that is the worst thing you can do.
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