The Associated Press (Russia) - UN: Russia must adapt to shrinking population
For reasons that are not fully understood, Russians suffer very high levels of cardiovascular disease. But most experts blame the country's overall high death rate on one factor, alcohol. It has been linked to everything from liver disease to Russia's high number of murders, suicides and fatal accidents.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j11XO83g3FRNnnH12pC88ve7TbBAD9B4M2R00
BBC News (Scotland) - Drink drain on ambulance response
The majority of ambulance calls in Scotland at weekends are alcohol-related, BBC Scotland can reveal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8290325.stm
New York Times (USA) - Alcohol Interlocks Are Gaining Traction
Earlier this month, in response to a Wheels post on the increase in arrests among women driving under the influence, one reader wrote that in Australia drunken driving is addressed much more aggressively than in the United States.
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/alcohol-interlocks-are-gaining-traction/?hpw
Reuters - Alcoholics sleep worse months after quitting booze
Recovering alcoholics sleep worse than people who have never had a drinking problem, and this difference persists after months or even years of abstinence, new research shows.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5915SR20091002
Nashua Telegraph - New research links alcohol, 6 types of cancer
People who consume, on average, more than one alcoholic drink daily face a significantly higher risk of developing six types of cancer, according to sobering new Canadian research.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091004/HEALTH/910049926/-1/health
Financial Times (Scotland) - Minimum alcohol price threat to SNP pro-business image
The Scottish government is said to be risking its carefully cultivated pro-business image by pressing ahead with plans to set a minimum price for alcohol in an attempt to tackle an entrenched problem of drink abuse.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2191fd4-b0fb-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.html
World Radio Switzerland (Switzerland) - Cities call for tougher alcohol measures
City governments have begun lobbying Bern to allow them to carry out fake purchases, to test whether alcohol is being sold to minors.
http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/cities-call-for-tougher-alcohol-measures.shtml?16158
Courier Mail (Australia) - Time to target alcohol abuse like we targeted smoking
THE recent release of the Federal Government's National Preventative Health Taskforce report has generated important discussion and debate on not only the value of investing in prevention, but also how best to reduce the harm being caused by tobacco, alcohol and obesity.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26163367-5003426,00.html
Washington Post (USA) - Pay For Health Reform With an Alcohol Tax
One way to reduce the harmful effects of heavy drinking is to make drinking more expensive: the more a drink costs, the less people drink. This is true of young people, pregnant women and even heavy drinkers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR2009092802796.html
LiveScience.com - Exercisers Drink More Alcohol
Here’s a question for your buddies at the next golf outing or bowling league night: Are we more active because we drink more or do we drink more because we’re more active? Recent research showed that there is a correlation between the two, but could not offer a solid reason.
http://www.livescience.com/health/091001-sports-alcohol-exercise.html
EurActiv (Sweden/EU) - Swedes put alcohol pricing on EU health agenda
Europe's health ministers will today (1 October) discuss the role of pricing and responsible marketing in tackling alcohol abuse, but early indications suggest Sweden may have somewhat tempered its ambitions.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/swedes-put-alcohol-pricing-eu-health-agenda/article-185929
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