The Copenhagen Post (Denmark) -
Proposed fines would send “clear signal” against underage
drinking
Retailers will
face stiffer penalties for selling tobacco or hard alcohol to anyone
under 18, according to a proposal currently before parliament.
Postimees (Estonia) - Estonian parlt
considers measures to restrict availability of alcohol
Members of the
Estonian parliament's social affairs and finance committees found at
a joint meeting on Monday that more efficient measures are called for
to restrict the accessibility and advertising of alcoholic beverages.
Radio Sweden
(Sweden) - Alcohol busts on the rise in Sweden
Swedish Customs
expects the amount of confiscated alcohol in Sweden to double this
year since it has received extended powers to search for and
confiscate alcohol and tobacco products with excise duties.
The Norwegian
Institute of Public Health (Norway) - Different drinking habits
among partners may lead to divorce
Both the amounts
and similarity in alcohol use patterns between partners are important
risk factors for divorce. It is worst if the wife drinks more than
her husband, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of
Public Health.
Informa (Estonia)
- Making sense of risk: Young Estonians drink-driving
In Estonia, young
people driving under the influence of alcohol is an issue of social
concern. In 2009, half of the intoxicated drivers who were involved
in traffic accidents were under the age of 30. To understand the
phenomenon in a wider perspective, the motives and reasons behind
drink-driving need to be understood.
San Francisco
Chronicle - Alcohol said to have big role in cancer
Even moderate
alcohol use may substantially raise the risk of dying from cancer,
according to a study released Thursday offering the first
comprehensive update of alcohol-related cancer deaths in decades.
Reuters (Egypt) -
Alcohol sale to be banned in Egypt's new suburbs
Two years after
the Egyptian revolution that ousted an authoritarian regime, liberals
are increasingly concerned that the ruling Islamists are out to curb
personal freedoms and build a society in their own image.
Channel 4 News
(UK) - Doctors call for alcohol tests during pregnancy
As doctors call
for pregnant women to be tested for alcohol intake, Channel 4 News
speaks to youngsters left permanently brain damaged by their mothers'
drinking.
The Telegraph
(Australia) - No alcohol while baby is breastfeeding, says
National Heath and Medical Research Council
THE latest infant
feeding guidelines have warned against drinking alcohol while
breastfeeding because it is associated with deficits in a baby's
psychomotor development and disrupts sleep patterns.
The West
Australian (Autralia) - Alcohol ban at school sports
Perth's elite
private boys' schools have banned spectators from drinking alcohol
during interschool sport fixtures or risk the match being forfeited.
The Southern
Reporter (Scotland) - How alcohol affects your community
THE Scottish
Borders Alcohol Profile was compiled over 12 months by Susan Walker,
of the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, and Erin Murray of Scottish
Borders Council. As well as looking at the impact on frontline
services, it shows how many people from each town and village in the
region are involved in incidents which either find them taken to
hospital or result in them being spoken to by a police officer.
Daily Mail -
Alcohol is 'responsible for 4% of cancer deaths' but doctors are
failing to emphasise the risks, warn experts
Alcohol is
responsible for four per cent of all cancer deaths with the
significant risk to drinkers 'hiding in plain sight', according to
experts.
Express.co.uk (UK)
- Drink up: Alcohol tax set to rise
Chancellor George
Osborne is expected to stick to the excise duty escalator, which
since 2008 has seen the duty rise each year by two per cent above
inflation.
Science Daily -
Alcohol Consumption May Be in Response to Smoking Cessation
New findings by
researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health may help identify
situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher
risk of relapse.
Daily Bhaskar
(India) - Bihar: BJP minister calls for prohibition on alcohol
Bihar Health
Minister Ashwini Kumar Chaube on Saturday called for imposition of
prohibition on alcohol in the state and urged women to spearhead a
movement in this regard.
Examiner.com -
Journal: Alcohol causes depression rather than curing it
Bouts of
depression are often the direct result of alcohol intake, according
to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol
and Drugs. In a February 12 preview of the article, the researchers
linked alcohol abuse and the disease of alcoholism to a third of
depressive episodes. These periods of depression are different than
depressive episodes caused by other life events.
RedOrbit -
Clinicians May Miss 3/4 Of Alcohol Problems By Guessing
By relying on
hunches rather than posing a few screening questions, primary care
clinicians may be missing three-fourths of the alcohol problems in
their patients, a newly released analysis shows.
PharmaTimes (EU) -
Treatment for alcoholism 'would save thousands'
Thousands of lives
could be saved across the EU every year if therapy was used more
frequently in alcohol-dependent patients, according to a new study.
BBC News (Isle of
Man) - Isle of Man alcoholism affects thousands
About 10,000
people on the Isle of Man are thought to be affected by the problem
of alcoholism, according to a local helpline service.
AfricaNews
(Malawi) - Alcohol draining Malawi’s development resources
Stewart was a
heavy goods vehicle driver based in Lilongwe and used to travel
alot-transporting goods between Malawi and the country's neighbors.
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