On 17 September 2024, WHO/Europe and the NCD Alliance will host a pivotal session, “Alcohol and cancer – inspiring collaborations for the future”, at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will explore the critical link between alcohol and cancer, with a special focus on breast cancer.
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La Vanguardia (Spain) - Alcohol is the drug
most consumed by Spanish students between 14 and 18 years old
Alcohol is a substance deeply rooted in our cultural habits and has
significant weight in the economy of most Western countries, giving it a legal
status and a much more favorable social perception than that received by other
drugs.
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CBC (Canada) - More than 4,000 Ontario
corner stores can sell alcohol next week
More than 4,000 convenience stores across Ontario have been licensed to
sell alcohol as new liberalized rules are set to take effect next week.
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ScienceAlert - Drinking Alcohol May Impact
Future Generations Before They're Conceived
Although researchers have long recognized that a father's alcohol abuse
negatively affects his children's mental health and social development, it
hasn't been clear if paternal drinking has any lasting biological effects on
his offspring's physical health.
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The Guardian (UK) - UK MPs urged to give up
freebies from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms
MPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural
events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms because their products cause
so much illness and death.
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The Telegraph (UK) - Pub bosses warned to
expect minimum alcohol pricing
Pub bosses have been warned ministers could bring in minimum alcohol
pricing as part of the Government’s public health drive, sources have told The
Telegraph
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ABS-CBN News (Philippines) - Health
advocates call for increase in taxes of alcoholic beverages to reduce
consumption
Health advocates are urging the government to pass a measure that will
increase the excise taxes of alcoholic beverages, in a bid to discourage the
public from drinking and, in effect, protect them from the dangers of the vice.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(Australia) - Alcohol-fuelled violence rates drop in WA towns with liquor
restrictions
Six weeks after alcohol restrictions were introduced in three regional
towns in Western Australia's far north, the state government says it has seen
an "almost immediate" drop in rates of alcohol-fuelled family and
domestic violence (FDV).
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Alcohol Action Ireland (Ireland) - Determined
focus by government needed to comprehensively address alcohol härm
It is probably no surprise to say that alcohol harms permeate multiple
areas of Irish society. Just some of these harms include the ill health of individuals with sadly over 1500
losing their lives annually and alcohol costing 11% of the health budget; the
trauma of children impacted by alcohol harm in the home with 25% of the adult
population living with its legacy; the very hidden harm of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders affecting up to 7% of the population, drink driving causing
devastation on our roads with one in 10 drivers admitting to driving while
intoxicated; the massive level of alcohol-related crime – around 21% of all
crime; and the loss of work place productivity with 14% of workers impacted by
a colleague’s alcohol use.
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NordAN (Finland) - Alko and WHO
Collaborate: "Increasing awareness of the link between alcohol and
cancer"
Alcohol is one of the most significant lifestyle-related risk factors for
cancer. A survey conducted in collaboration between Alko and the World Health
Organization (WHO) revealed that 60 percent of Finns recognize that alcohol
consumption increases the risk of cancer, and 68 percent consider alcohol
consumption to be harmful.
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IAS Blog - Do alcohol warning labels work?
Health warning labels on alcohol bottles are often evaluated as a behaviour
change intervention, but they can play many other roles beyond behaviour
change, especially in the shorter term.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Parents, leisure
activities, and friends must support young people in living a life without
substances
Esbjerg Municipality is one of 15 Danish municipalities collaborating with
the Danish Health Authority and TrygFonden to further develop a Danish model
for creating a substance-free youth life. The program, titled "United for
Youth Life," is now underway.
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