The language used in WHO documents holds political power in that it may influence the subsequent course of events. This is accentuated by the normative role of WHO in global health policy and the uptake of negotiated language beyond WHO documents.
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Nature - Reducing the risk of cancer from
alcohol consumption
Even a small amount of drinking can increase the chance of developing
certain cancers, say researchers in Japan who have been quantifying the problem
and developing new diagnostic tools.
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Medscape - Older Adults Face Higher Cancer
Risk From Alcohol, Even at Low or Moderate Levels
Older adults who consume even low to moderate amounts of alcohol face
increased cancer risks, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Forbes - 8 Science-Backed Health Reasons
For Quitting Alcohol Now
Alcohol holds a paradoxical place in modern life — celebrated for its
ability to enhance social connection — but also associated with health risks.
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The Irish Independent (Ireland) - No review
of plan for alcohol-label warnings, Department of Health insists
The Department of Health says there is no review of the plan to attach
warning labels to alcohol from next year, even though Finance Minister Paschal
Donohoe has said the issue would have to be looked at again, in the context of
the US tariffs.
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IAS Blog - Are teenage alcohol-related
harms matching declines in consumption?
Our team investigated trends in adolescent alcohol-related harms in
high-income countries around the world. The results indicated that although
harms have been declining in some countries, they usually have not kept up with
declines in consumption.
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Alcohol Change (UK) - Men's Health
Strategy: Five things to know about men and alcohol
A consultation for the UK’s first Men's Health Strategy has begun, forming
part of the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan to fix the NHS. In this explainer,
we set out five things you need to know about men’s alcohol consumption – and
what Alcohol Change UK wants to see in the strategy.
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Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (Ireland)
- Ireland must stay the course on alcohol labelling
The Alcohol Health Alliance, of which the Royal College of Physicians of
Ireland is a founding member, today called on Government ministers to
introduce, without delay, health labelling on alcohol products.
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NordAN (Sweden) - IOGT-NTO: Vote No to farm
sales to protect public health
Tomorrow, the Swedish parliament will vote on farm sales of alcohol, a
decision that threatens to abolish the Swedish alcohol monopoly and open up
private alcohol sales. The proposal violates EU law and will lead to the loss
of Systembolagets exclusive rights.
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Reuters (Sweden) - Sweden to allow
microbreweries to sell beer to visitors after a 'lecture'
Sweden will allow its microbreweries, vineyards and distilleries to sell
their drinks on-site to visitors, in a relaxation of strict rules on alcohol
sales that aim to protect public health and which have been in place since
1955.
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Alcohol Awareness (France) - The false lead
The French National Cancer Institute (INCa) has launched a creative social
media campaign to reach 18–25-year-olds with a powerful message: cancer
prevention starts early. Running throughout April, the campaign features four
short videos on TikTok and Snapchat that mimic the style and tone of generation
Z.
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