Bloomberg
(Europe/WHO) - Europeans Are World’s Biggest Smokers and
Drinkers: WHO
Europeans are the
world’s biggest smokers and drinkers, according to a World Health
Organization report that says higher prices on cigarettes and alcohol
in the region may help curb the death and disease they cause.
YLE.fi
(Finland) - Alcohol a growing problem among the elderly
Alcohol abuse
among the elderly is a ticking time bomb. Pensioners today have more
years and more money to develop serious drinking problems.
European Heart
Journal (Denmark) - Exploring causal associations between alcohol
and coronary heart disease risk factors: findings from a Mendelian
randomization study in the Copenhagen General Population Study
Our results show
adverse effects of long-term alcohol consumption on BP and BMI. We
also found novel evidence for a potentially beneficial effect on
triglyceride levels, which needs further replication.
The Nordic Page
(Norway) - SV Wants More Flexible Alcohol Sale in Norway
Norwegian
Socialist Left Party (SV) proposes allowance of beer sale whole day
around the country. The proposal aims to give the authority to
municipalities for determining the nightlife and alcohol sale without
government guidelines, writes Klassekampen.
ERR News (Estonia)
- Buses and Cabs Should Adopt 'Alcohol Locks,' Says Expert
With no clear sign
from the government on whether to adopt alcohol interlock devices for
vehicles, private companies should take the initiative, a Road
Administration official says.
Medical Xpress -
Researchers find that alcohol consumption damages brain's support
cells
Alcohol
consumption affects the brain in multiple ways, ranging from acute
changes in behavior to permanent molecular and functional
alterations. The general consensus is that in the brain, alcohol
targets mainly neurons.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - National Alcohol Awareness Week begins today
Ireland's first
National Alcohol Awareness Week begins today as the St Patrick's Day
celebrations wind down for another year.
Birmingham Mail
(UK) - Alcohol-related emergencies rise by 52% in four years
Ambulance crews
are dealing with a massive rise of booze-fuelled incidents caused by
Britain’s alcohol-crazed culture.
Healio - Mortality
risk greater among patients with HCV who drank alcohol moderately,
heavily
Patients with
chronic hepatitis C who drank a moderate amount of alcohol or more
were at greater risk for death than controls and patients with HCV
who did not drink in a recent study.
The Guardian (UK)
- In the battle against alcohol abuse, the buck stops at the
government
Whatever one
thinks of minimum alcohol pricing as an attempt to curb the
temptation to buy cheap booze, one ought to be aware that those who
stand against it, stand against it in just the way that those
Benedictine monks do.
WalesOnline
(Wales) - Chief Medical Officer for Wales emphasises the
importance of watching our alcohol consumption
Chief Medical
Officer for Wales Dr Ruth Hussey emphasise the importance of watching
our alcohol consumption.
Sudan Tribune
(Sudan) - Sudan doesn’t host ‘alcohol and discotheque
tourists’, says minister
The Sudanese
tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his
country will not allow visits by what he described as “alcohol and
discotheque tourists”.
The Guardian (UK)
- Plans for minimum alcohol pricing reportedly dropped after
cabinet revolt
Home Secretary
Theresa May appears to have scored a victory by leading a cabinet
revolt against minimum alcohol prices.
The Guardian (UK)
- Cameron and alcohol: losing his bottle
The Conservative
kickback against proposals to put a floor under the price of cheap
booze was predictable. There is a libertarian strain in the party,
and an ancient alliance between Britain's brewers and the Tories,
dating back at least to 1872, when Disraeli's favourite clergyman,
William Magee, told the Lords that he'd rather see England free than
that same England compulsorily sober.
KUHF-FM (USA) -
Experts Say Even A Little Alcohol Can Impair Driving
The spring months
— March through May — mark the most dangerous season on Texas
roadways for alcohol-related traffic accidents. That's why the Texas
Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that even
"buzzed" driving is drunk driving.
EurekAlert - EASL
calls on UK to tackle alcohol consumption problem through
implementation of minimum pricing
According to WHO,
liver cirrhosis accounts for 1.8% (i.e. 170,000) of all deaths in
Europe. In recent years liver cirrhosis has become a serious health
threat in some Western European countries such as Ireland and the
United Kingdom, where over the last 10 years the associated mortality
has increased.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Charities demand Govt action on alcohol abuse in
Ireland
Two national
charities say the troubled Alcohol Action Plan should be considered
in order to reduce the cost of alcohol-related harm.
Coffs Coast
Advocate (Australia) - NSW Government targeting alcohol abuse
THE NSW Government
has demonstrated its commitment to reducing alcohol-related violence
and anti-social behaviour, Minister Hospitality, George Souris, said.
1 comment:
I love European people. They look great but it makes me sad to know that they cover the largest portion of the smoking and alcohol drinking population in the world.
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