Irish Times (Ireland) - Minimum
alcohol price across island planned to tackle abuse
HEALTH AUTHORITIES on both sides of the Border are planning to
introduce a minimum price for alcohol on the island in an effort to combat
alcohol abuse.
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Wall Street Journal (USA) - Stricter
Thinking on Alcohol During Pregnancy
In the sixth to 12th week of pregnancy, a fetus's bones, brain and
central nervous system are forming. Buds blossom into arms and legs, and
internal organs start to function. A face with eyelids, lips and other features
appears.
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Huffington Post (USA) - Illinois
Alcohol Abuse: Midwest 'Binge Drinking Belt,' By The Numbers
Data released Monday shows that some of the highest rates of binge drinking
in the nation can be found in the Midwest -- specifically in Illinois.
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BBC News (UK) - Alcohol deaths
increase slightly
Alcohol related deaths in the UK have increased slightly between 2009
and 2010, according to official figures. The number of deaths linked to
drinking has gone from 8,664 to 8,790 - a rise of 126.
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BBC News (Ireland) - New plans
for all-Ireland minimum alcohol price
Health authorities have decided upon a cross-border strategy on a
minimum price for alcohol. The proposals were outlined at the first formal
North/South conference on alcohol misuse, held in Armagh on Thursday.
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Scotsman (Scotland) - Scots
alcohol-related deaths double during last 30 years
THE number of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland has more than doubled
in the past three decades, latest figures show.
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PRWeb - Is Alcohol a Bigger
Threat to Male Sexual Health than Smoking?
Men who drink what is considered to be above the normal amount of
alcohol on a weekly basis are at higher risk of developing erection problems
than those who smoke and do not drink as regularly, reports QuitFullStop.
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Irish Times (Ireland) - Ban on
selling alcohol in shops urged
A BAN on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets and garages should be
considered by Government, a new report on alcohol and drugs has said.
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The Canberra Times (Australia) - Alcohol
incidents 'double' on Aust Day
Heavy drinking is the Australian way for many, and Australia Day is the
day more young people are involved in harmful alcohol-related incidents, such
as assaults and car accidents, than on any other public holiday, research has
found.
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Medscape (USA) - Prevalence of
HIV Risk Behaviors Between Binge Drinkers and Non-binge Drinkers Aged 18- to
64-Years in US, 2008
Using data from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on
281,303 adults aged 18–64 years in the United States, we examined the
relationship between HIV risk behaviors and binge drinking of alcoholic
beverages and the frequency of binge drinking among a subgroup of 41,073
respondents who were acknowledged binge drinkers (bingers), based on reported
drinking behavior in the year preceding survey.
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Mayo Advertiser (Ireland) - Oireachtas
alcohol report will tackle drink problem – O’Mahony
Fine Gael Mayo TD, John O’Mahony, has said that the report on alcohol
and drug misuse published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and
Children, “provides a blueprint on how we can tackle our national drink
problem”.
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Irish Times (UK) - UK and
Republic top European binge-drinking list
SOME 80 per cent of drinking takes place around a meal table in Italy,
Spain and France, while in Britain and Ireland 80 per cent of drinking happens
away from the meal table, the first North-South conference on alcohol heard
yesterday.
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The Guardian (Poland) - Polish
stereotypes: hard-drinking Catholic zealots? Nie!
These stereotypes of Poles are true but only partly. Poles drink
average amounts of alcohol, they are Catholic but not really bothered by what
the church says, and they dislike Jews just slightly more than the average
European.
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RAPSI (Russia) - Lawsuit against
watchdog to register Russian Alcohol brand to be heard Jan. 31
A commercial court will start reconsidering on January 31 the Russian
Alcohol (Russky Alkogol) distributor's lawsuit disputing the patent watchdog's
refusal to register the Russian Alcohol trademark, the court told the Russian
Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Monday.
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dailyRx (Netherlands) - Binge
Drinking Linked to Explicit Thoughts
Widely accepted patterns of alcohol consumption suggest that both
explicit and implicit behaviors influence the way people drink. A recent
research study debunked that frame of thought. A study done by scientific
investigators in the Netherlands implies that our social thoughts, such as
excitement to see friends or anticipation to meet someone new, encourage excess
alcohol consumption.
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Irish Times (France/Ireland) - French
law on breath test kits to affect Irish tourists
THOUSANDS OF Irish tourists who will take their car with them to France
this summer will face fines unless they are carrying a breathalyser with them
in their vehicle.
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