The Money Times (USA) - Survey finds first trimester alcohol use
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey of Drug Use and Health also indicated the percentage of women consuming alcohol during pregnancy declined as their delivery date approached, USA Today reported Monday.
http://www.themoneytimes.com/20090601/survey-finds-first-trimester-alcohol-use-id-1070047.html
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Alcohol 'increases' bowel cancer risk
Having more than one alcoholic drink a day is enough to dramatically increase your bowel cancer risk, Australian research shows.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/alcohol-increases-bowel-cancer-risk-20090602-bt3p.html
Science Daily - To What Extent Can Environmental Pollutants And Alcohol Affect Gastrointestinal Health?
New research quantifies the precise effects of environmental pollutants and alcohol intake on gastrointestinal (GI) health. Both studies being presented the week of May 31 -- Digestive Disease Week® 2009 -- offer concrete evidence that the environment and alcohol intake can affect GI health and share important insights into new directions for future research.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090531181746.htm
Forbes - Sensitivity to Alcohol May Predict Alcoholism
The more you need to drink to feel the effects of alcohol, the greater your chance of becoming an alcoholic, a new study says.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/05/26/hscout627292.html
Sify - Daily alcohol intake leads to binge drinking
Sipping wine, beer or spirits thrice or more per week heightens the risk of binge drinking, says a new study.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jf3n4Qahbgb&title=Daily_alcohol_intake_leads_to_binge_drinking
United Press International (Germany) - Teen alcohol poisoning in Germany doubled
The number of adolescents in Germany admitted to the hospital for alcohol poisoning has more than doubled since 2000, researchers said.
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/05/26/Teen-alcohol-poisoning-in-Germany-doubled/UPI-33101243363901/
Irish Times (Ireland) - 'Unprecedented' fall in alcohol sales
Alcohol sales fell by 13 per cent during the first quarter, compared to the same three-month period a year earlier, according to new figures from the Revenue Commissioners.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0527/breaking26.htm
Sunday Herald (Scotland) - Scandal of Scotland’s teenage alcoholics
scale of Scotland's teenage drink epidemic is today revealed by the Sunday Herald. Information obtained from the country's councils and health boards shows almost 1600 young people, some as young as 11, are currently being treated for alcohol addiction.
http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2511522.0.scandal_of_scotlands_teenage_alcoholics.php
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - Personal imports of alcohol from Estonia increase
The rise in the taxation of alcoholic beverages appears to have led to a decline in overall consumption of alcohol in Finland in January-April this year.
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Personal+imports+of+alcohol+from+Estonia+increase/1135246341200
The Baltic Course (Estonia) - Bank of Estonia considers that the State could increase excise tax on alcohol
the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Estonia Rein Minka wrote in a letter, being addressed to the Prime Minister and to the Minister for Finances, that Estonia could raise the excise tax on alcohol in order to improve the budgetary balance, writes LETA.
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/finances/?doc=14077
The Associated Press (France) - France reports sharp drop in wine, champagne sales
As wallets grew thinner around the world, fans of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne cut back heavily on their purchases of French wine in 2008, according to French government statistics released Tuesday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hrjNy-ZnogLEzGoRreO33BbNCKeQD98EMPH04
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