The Guardian - Alcohol, smoking and
obesity fuel 'alarming' global cancer surge
A global drive to
tackle the causes of cancer linked to lifestyle, such as alcohol
abuse, sugar consumption and obesity, has been urged on Monday by the
World Health Organisation as it predicted the number of new cases
could soar 70% to nearly 25 million a year over the next 20 years.
The Daily Star
(Lebanon) - Authorities ban all energy drinks containing alcohol
in Lebanon
Merchants have
four months to comply with a new ban on the import, manufacturing and
marketing of all energy drinks containing alcohol, caretaker Economy
Minister Nicholas Nahas and caretaker Health Minister Ali Hasan
Khalil announced Monday.
Reuters - All
alcohol, even wine, raises risk of gout flare-ups: study
Bad news for gout
sufferers who enjoy drinking the fruit of the vine - new research
finds that all types of alcohol, even previously exempt wine, can
bring on attacks of the painful condition.
News-Medical.net
(Russia) - Vodka contributes to high death rates in Russia, new
study confirms
The high and
sharply fluctuating death rates in Russia are due mainly to alcohol,
particularly vodka, a new prospective study of 151 000 adults
confirms.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Leaders: Scots’ affair with alcohol is no joke
SNP MSP Alex Neil
is not above playful mischief. It is in this light that his
extraordinary assertion that Margaret Thatcher was to blame for
Scotland’s destructive relationship with alcohol could be viewed.
Did our serious drink problem really first take off in the 1980s? And
was it really “all Mrs Thatcher’s fault”?
OnMedica (UK) -
Workplace drug and alcohol problems growing concern
The impact of
drugs and alcohol misuse is a growing problem in the workplace, says
the BMA in new guidance for clinicians designed to help employers
better tackle the issues.
U.S. News &
World Report (USA) - Alcohol Tied to Domestic Violence on College
Campuses
Among college
students, alcohol use is more likely than marijuana use to lead to
domestic violence, new research finds.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - 70pc of sex victims 'had drunk 12 units of alcohol'
More than seven in
10 alleged victims of sexual assault who attended the country's
busiest treatment unit had consumed the equivalent of six pints of
beer.
The Argus (UK) -
Councillors recommend booze ban for council parties
The annual
Brighton and Hove mayor’s Christmas party and other council-run
events should become alcohol-free, a report says.
stv.tv (Scotland)
- Government 'absolutely committed' to alcohol minimum pricing
Evidence that
alcohol costs as little as 20p a unit is proof that minimum pricing
is needed to battle Scotland's unhealthy relationship with drink, the
Health secretary has said.
SYS-CON Media
(USA) - Building Momentum to Prevent Alcohol Advertising On Public
Property
"The research
and support provided by Alcohol Justice was a tremendous resource in
our efforts to prevent alcohol advertising on public land in Vista,"
said Erica Leary, Program Manager, North Coastal Prevention
Coalition.
Alaska Dispatch
(USA) - Alaska group hopes to end fetal alcohol syndrome
It’s one of the
more persistent yet preventable afflictions in Alaska. Every year
hundreds of babies are born with brain damage to mothers who abused
alcohol during pregnancy.
European Voice
(EU) - EU legislation needed on drink-driving
The town of
Kamienn Pomorski in Poland is still in shock following a tragedy that
took place on New Year's Day. A 26-year-old drunk driver drove his
BMW into a crowd of people, killing six. One boy who was seriously
injured lost both his parents and his brother.
Irish Times
(Scotland) - Thatcher drove Scots to drink and drugs, claims
health minister
Scottish health
minister Alex Neil has said Margaret Thatcher’s destruction of
Scotland’s heavy industries and coal mining was responsible for the
country’s appalling drug and alcoholism figures.
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