Technology Networks -
Study of Over 170,000 Individuals Identifies Genes Associated With
High Alcohol Consumption
Feeling
the repercussions of over-indulging on the alcohol front over the
festive period? Perhaps you've committed to a dry January as part of
your 2020 New Year's resolution. Maybe you're completely teetotal and
embracing a life of alcohol sobriety.
NDTV
Food - Alcohol Addiction, Abstinence Related To Restructuring Of
Brain? Find What The Study Says
The
research also stated that the findings further undermine the idea of
addiction to alcohol as a psychological condition or consequence of
lifestyle. The findings were published in online journal PNAS.
Curetoday.com
- Increase Of Alcohol Intake Higher Among Younger Cancer Survivors
A
first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the National
Comprehensive Cancer Network found that there was an increase in
alcohol intake among cancer survivors over time and that such rates
were higher among younger individuals.
The
Atlantic (USA) - America’s Favorite Poison
Regardless
of how much Americans love to drink, the country could be safer and
healthier if we treated booze more like we treat cigarettes. The lack
of serious discussion about raising alcohol prices or limiting its
sale speaks to all the ground Americans have ceded to the “good
guys” who have fun. And judging by the health statistics, we’re
amusing ourselves to death.
The
New York Times (USA) - Alcohol Deaths Have Risen Sharply,
Particularly Among Women
The
number of women drinking dangerous amounts of alcohol is rising
sharply in the United States.
Read more
Thrive
Global - Would Removing Alcohol From the Workplace Improve
Employee Well-Being?
The
top HR trends reported for 2020 are employee engagement, eliminating
sexual harassment, and nurturing employee mental health and work life
balance, according to Smart Brief. The best way to be on top of these
HR trends is to remove alcohol from your workplace.
The
Brussels Times (Belgium) - Flemish youths on average start
drinking alcohol at 14.6 years of age, study shows
The
average Flemish secondary school student starts drinking alcohol at
14.6 years of age, a study by the Flemish Centre of Expertise for
Alcohol and other Drugs (VAD) carried out during the academic year of
2017/2018 shows.
Independent
Online (South Africa) - Dry January Challenge calls on SA to avoid
drinking alcohol for the month
South
African consumers of alcohol are some of the heaviest drinkers in the
world, data published by the World Health Organisation shows, but
according to sobriety advocate Janet Gourand, all is not lost.
ERR
News (Estonia) - Alcohol counselor: No punishment can cure a
disease
While
those committing crimes should be punished, that punishment will not
cure any disease, according to Kaja Heinsalu, an addiction treatment
counselor who works with drink driving offenders. Heinsalu was
speaking in the aftermath of weekend collision involving a drunk
driver, which killed two women and a nine-month-old baby.
3AW
(Australia) - This could be the best way to reduce alcohol-related
crime in Australia
Researchers
are calling for the introduction of a minimum floor price for booze
to drive down alcohol consumption in Australia.
The
Brussels Times (Belgium) - Less alcohol, but more drugs behind the
wheel, police campaign shows
During
the “Weekend without alcohol behind the wheel” police campaign
from Friday 10 January to Monday 13 January, fewer people tested
positive for alcohol, but more for drugs, the results show.
Newshub
(New Zealand) - Hundreds of alcohol-related incidents by military
personnel recorded by NZDF
The
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is admitting it has a problem with
alcohol. Newshub can reveal that Military Police recorded hundreds of
drink-related episodes over the past two years.
Men's
health UK (UK) - People Are Ditching Alcohol Altogether Instead of
Doing Dry January
At
first glance, the fact that just 14 per cent of respondents to a
YouGov survey said that they were going to participate in Dry January
this year, compared to 23 per cent last year, might make it seem that
more Brits are back on the booze.
Buxton
Advertiser (UK) - Fifth of drinkers regularly exceed government's
weekly recommended alcohol limit
A
fifth of drinkers exceed the government’s weekly recommended
alcohol limit EVERY week, according to research.
Newswise
- Drinking among sport-playing college students is strongly
influenced by peer perceptions
Alcohol
misuse among college students remains a major public health concern.
Students’ perceptions of how much their peers are drinking, and of
peers’ attitudes to alcohol, are known to be a key influence on
their own alcohol use.
Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (UK) - Doctors and
surgeons can provide vital evidence to help reduce alcohol harm
In
this guest blog by Meg Griffiths, Communications Manager from Alcohol
Health Alliance UK (AHA), she explains about evidence being needed
for the UK having an alcohol strategy and how you can provide
evidence on reducing alcohol harm.
EUCAM
- NEW LIGHT SHED ON LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL MARKETING AND INCREASED
CONSUMPTION IN YOUNG PEOPLE
Published
in BMJ Open, the research — led by the University of Stirling and
the Cancer Policy Research Centre at Cancer Research UK — revealed
that 11 to 19-year-old current drinkers, who report high alcohol
marketing awareness, are one-and-a-half-times more likely to be
higher risk drinkers, compared to those who have low or medium
awareness.
Newsweek
- HEAVY DRINKING COULD BE LINKED TO LUNG CANCER, SCIENTISTS
BELIEVE
Scientists
have identified six genes which they believe are linked to drinking
alcohol in excess. By studying the genes of tens of thousands people,
the team also found heavy drinking could raise the risk of developing
lung cancer.
World
Cancer Research Fund - How the alcohol industry persuades us to
drink too much
It’s
January. It’s dark, rainy … but possibly also ‘dry’. If, like
an estimated 4 million other Brits, you’ve embarked on Dry January
this year, it might be because you want to reset your relationship
with alcohol, get a bit healthier or save some money. But you might
also be wondering around now why it’s been a bit of a challenge –
it should be easy, right? Well, the world of alcohol has been
changing under our noses.
Everyday
Health - Heavy Drinking May Damage the Heart Before Signs Appear,
Study Finds
During
the holiday season, alcohol consumption tends to rise. But the
American Heart Association (AHA) reminds us that too much drinking
can take a serious toll on our health.
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