The Japan Times (Japan) - Alcohol
dependency in Japan
An estimated 6.45
million people in Japan suffer from alcohol-related problems. Among
them are 800,000 people who suffer from alcohol dependency severe
enough to require medical treatment, yet only 40,000 of them receive
such treatment each year, according to findings of a research team of
the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Excessive drinking costs the
nation ¥4.15 trillion and 35,000 lives annually.
Oxford Mail (UK) -
Keeping track of alcohol consumption with drink scratch cards
A GO on a scratch
card usually carries the promise of a big cash win, but health chiefs
are using them for a more serious message.
Civil Society
Media (UK) - Drinkaware changes board after criticisms over links
to alcohol industry
Drinkaware has
radically overhauled its trustee board, and taken the decision to
limit the number of trustees employed in the alcohol industry to two,
after an independent audit found that the alcohol awareness charity
was too close to the drinks industry.
ABC Local
(Australia) - Alcohol-related violence concerns police
The head of the
Western Region police command doesn't believe three violent incidents
over the weekend reflect a trend.
The Atlantic -
Drinking During Pregnancy: Even a Little Impairs Childhood
Academics
There is
conflicting advice out there about drinking a small amount,
particularly of wine, during pregnancy. Some research has said it may
even be beneficial. Today the National Bureau of Economic Research
says that's wrong.
Telegraph.co.uk
(Australia) - Sydney introduces alcohol law to curb violence
Australia’s most
populous state has launched a crackdown on alcohol after a series of
random one-punch assaults, with liquor stores forced to close at 10pm
and nightclubs banned from allowing entry after 130am or serving
drinks after 3am.
Daily Mail - One
binge in pregnancy 'harms child years later': Children 'more likely
to be badly behaved' if their mother drinks more than two glasses of
wine
Just one night out
during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the child’s
behaviour, a study suggests.
Authint Mail -
Hereditary genes linked to increased cancer risk from alcohol
People who drink
and carry two hereditary cancer genes, and are at an increased risk
of suffering from cancer owing to an alcohol by-product, says a
study.
Yahoo!7 News
(Australia) - Fewer drunks presenting to hospital since alcohol
crackdown
A drop in the
number of alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Adelaide
Hospital is further proof the late-night alcohol crackdown is
working, the South Australian Government says.
Medscape
(Americas) - Alcohol-Related Deaths Continue to Climb
Alcohol
consumption directly led to nearly 80,000 deaths per year in 16 North
American and Latin American countries between 2007 and 2009,
according to new research.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - AMA wants a national summit to curb alcohol
abuse and related violence
Doctors will
demand the Abbott Government show national leadership on the
''epidemic'' of alcohol abuse by calling a national summit to change
the nation's booze-soaked culture.
Berwick Today (UK)
- Hidden costs of excess drinking are a growing cause for concern
Health experts are
becoming increasingly concerned about the levels of alcohol being
consumed in homes across north Northumberland.
The Daily
Telegraph (Australia) - Cider bringe drinking on the rise
CIDER is almost
twice as alcoholic as beer and full of calories, but it is now the
beverage of choice for one in five Australians.
