Currently in the UK, a bottle of orange juice is required to display more nutritional information than a bottle of alcoholic beer. What is even more shocking is that there are no warning labels for alcohol, despite it being a Group 1 carcinogen causing at least seven cancers.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/label-medicine-save-lives-its-time-alcohol
NYC.gov (USA) - Buzzkill: NYC Health
Department Launches Campaign To Reduce New Yorkers’ Risk of Alcohol-Related
Cancers
Today, the NYC Health Department launched a new citywide education campaign
warning New Yorkers that drinking alcohol increases cancer risk. Alcohol is a
known carcinogen: consuming even one drink a day increases the risk for at
least seven types of cancer, including breast, colorectum, esophagus, voice
box, liver, mouth, and throat.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2026/nyc-health-campaign-to-reduce-alcohol-related-cancers.page
Medical News Today - Even a little alcohol
here and there damages brain health, study shows
Whether someone is grocery shopping or dining out, alcohol is almost
everywhere. While moderate alcohol use is considered “low-risk,” more research
is coming out that shows there may truly be no safe amount of alcohol.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/even-a-little-alcohol-here-and-there-damages-brain-health
VisaHQ - Ryanair CEO seeks ban on
early-morning alcohol sales at airports to curb in-flight disruption
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has urged Irish and UK regulators
to prohibit the sale of alcohol in airport bars before normal pub licensing
hours—typically 10 a.m.—to stem a surge in unruly passenger incidents.
https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-05-06/ie/ryanair-ceo-seeks-ban-on-early-morning-alcohol-sales-at-airports-to-curb-in-flight-disruption/
The Korea Times (South Korea) - Korea to
add drunk driving warnings to alcohol bottle labels in November
Liquor bottles in Korea will be required to carry warning text or images
about the dangers of drunk driving, as part of efforts to curb alcohol-related
harm.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260508/korea-to-add-drunk-driving-warnings-to-alcohol-bottle-labels-in-november
Medical Xpress - Study urges alcohol
drinkers to be aware of emotional state
While, historically, men in the United States have tended to drink more
than women, that trend has reversed over the last decade, prompting a
University of Rhode Island behavioral science psychology student to study the
implications of the shift, and examine how emotion and craving are impacting
alcohol use among women.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-urges-alcohol-drinkers-aware-emotional.html
La Trobe University - Living with a
heavy-drinking partner
A study from graduate researcher, Amany Tanyos, is shedding light on the
often-overlooked harms experienced by people living with a heavy-drinking
partner.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2026/living-with-a-heavy-drinking-partner
Alcohol Change (UK) - Meet the runners
going the distance to end alcohol härm
April was an outstanding month for our challenge events, with some of the
biggest running days of the year all landing at once.
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/blog/meet-the-runners-going-the-distance-to-end-alcohol-harm
SHAAP (Scotland) - The alcohol industry
targets women – but alcohol policies are largely gender-blind
The alcohol industry has women in its sights — and it’s getting more
sophisticated by the year. Where once sexualised images of women were used to
sell alcohol to men, brands now court women directly.
https://www.shaap.org.uk/the-alcohol-industry-targets-women-but-alcohol-policies-are-largely-gender-blind/
PopNAD (Finland) - Between prohibition and
World War II: Finnish local alcohol policy in the spotlight
In her doctoral dissertation, historian PhD Pirjo Ovaskainen studied how
three Finnish cities - Tampere, Kuopio, and Jyväskylä - adapted to the
post-Prohibition era between 1932 and 1939. Ovaskainen claims that the cities
wanted to have more influence over local alcohol policies than they were
actually allowed.
https://nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/between-prohibition-and-world-war-ii-finnish-local-alcohol-policy-in-the-spotlight/
NordAN (Sweden) - Movendi: The Alcohol Act
should protect people, keep the food-service requirement
Today, Thursday 7 May, the Swedish Parliament votes on the government’s
proposal to abolish the so-called food-service requirement for alcohol serving
licences. Movendi is critical of the proposal and wants the Alcohol Act to
continue protecting people’s health, ensuring a reasonable working environment,
and supporting safety in everyday life.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/movendi-the-alcohol-act-should-protect-people-keep-the-food-service-requirement
Medical Xpress - One pint, one bold
promise: What this beer health claim hides about alcohol's real trade-offs
Beer could come with a "surprising health benefit," according to
a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers
everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually
say? And does it stand up to scrutiny?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-pint-bold-beer-health-alcohol.html
NordAN (Finland) - Substance use and
addiction services in transition, contacts are moving to basic services, where
structures and competence must be strengthened
Substance use and addiction services are in a transition phase, in which
service contacts are increasingly focused on basic services. The change offers
opportunities for earlier support and more effective referral to treatment, but
it requires determined development of service structures, cooperation and
professional competence in basic services.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/substance-use-and-addiction-services-in-transition-contacts-are-moving-to-basic-services-where-str
Alcohol and Cancer - Updated alcohol
warning labels may prompt people to cut back: Study
Although the United States requires a warning label on alcoholic beverages,
alcohol-related deaths have risen steadily over the past two decades. However,
new labels warning of specific disease risks, including cancer and liver
disease, could better motivate reduced drinking, according to a new study in
the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
https://www.alcoholandcancer.eu/post/updated-alcohol-warning-labels-may-prompt-people-to-cut-back-study
Alcohol and Cancer - Norwegian study
suggests alcohol may raise bowel cancer risk partly through changes in gut
bacteria
A new Norwegian study has added to the evidence linking alcohol consumption
with colorectal cancer development, while also exploring a possible biological
pathway through the gut microbiome.
https://www.alcoholandcancer.eu/post/norwegian-study-suggests-alcohol-may-raise-bowel-cancer-risk-partly-through-changes-in-gut-bacteria
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