The Independent - Drinking alcohol early in pregnancy, even in
small amounts, increases chances of harming your baby, study finds
Women who drink
less than the officially recommended intake of alcohol during the
first weeks of pregnancy may still be at higher risk of having
smaller babies or of giving birth prematurely compared to women who
do not drink alcohol at all, a study has found.
Examiner.com -
Liquor labels found to understate alcohol content
Nearly 30 percent
of alcoholic beverages were found to have inaccurate labels, putting
consumers at risk, according to a March 10 survey compiled by the
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), a division of the
U.S. Department of the Treasury. While most beverage alcohol
containers complied with U.S. label regulations, on many the booze
contained more alcohol than stated and above regulatory tolerances.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - New study reveals alcohol, not drugs, major factor
in one-punch assaults
Research
suggesting the majority of fatal one-punch assaults are linked with
alcohol and not illicit drugs will be presented at a forensic science
seminar in Canberra on Tuesday.
BBC News (Turkey)
- Turkey: 'Anti-alcohol' web clampdown mulled
Turkish
authorities are mulling heavy fines for people who promote alcohol
and drinking on social media, it's reported.
TheParliament.com
(EU) - EU level action on alcohol 'vital' for reducing harm
The European
commission must renew its alcohol strategy if it is to tackle the
huge health and societal impacts associated with drinking, argues
Glenis Willmott.
TheParliament.com
(EU) - EU must play 'support role' for national alcohol strategies
The EU must
'support' member states in tailoring individual approaches to tackle
alcohol consumption and related harm, writes Marina Yannakoudakis.
YLE News (Finland)
- Study: More people buying alcohol, natural products and medicine
online
Finns bought a
total of 10.5 billion euros worth of services, goods and electronic
content last year, although the number also includes value added tax
and shipping costs. Online consumption has grown by a fifth in three
years.
WalesOnline
(Wales) - Jagerbomb fears as expert warns energy drinks and strong
alcohol could be a deadly cocktail
Campaigners are
warning of the potentially deadly dangers of downing strong alcohol
mixed with high-energy drinks.
Eleven Myanmar
(Myanmar) - Parliament rejects 200% tax increase on tobacco and
alcohol
The Union
Parliament on Monday (March 10) rejected a private member’s bill
that proposed a 200 percent tax increase on tobacco products and
alcoholic beverages.
Armenpress.am
(Armenia) - Time restriction to put on advertisement of alcohol
beverages by electronic media
The program
proposes to ban advertisement of cigarette, as well as strong alcohol
beverages from 06:00 to 22:00 (alcohol content 20 and more volume
unit) by electronic means of mass communication.
NL Times
(Netherlands) – Alcohol Poisoning up 350% in NL
5300 people ended
up in the emergency room last year, with alcohol poisoning. In 2012,
the number of drinkers who got alcohol poisoning, or ‘coma-drinkers’
stayed the same, it seems from figures out of consumer organization
VeiligheidNL (SafetyNL). In that year, around 5300 people were in
hospital for alcohol poisoning-related reasons. This is three times
as many compared to 2003, when the numbers were around 1500.
Jakarta Post
(India) - Surabaya nears strong alcohol ban on minimart shelves
In a bid to
increase restrictions on the distribution of alcoholic beverages, the
Surabaya municipal administration is set to impose a ban that will
prohibit the sale of beverages containing over 0.5 percent alcohol at
supermarkets and minimarts.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Teachers deal with students' drug and alcohol
abuse, report says
The binge drinking
and drug taking culture among high school students is having a
detrimental impact on schools, a survey of principals found, with
teachers spending significant amounts of classroom time dealing with
the fallout of weekend parties.
Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Alcohol consumption declines amid economic uncertainty
Alcohol
consumption in Finland has declined hand-in-hand with the erosion of
the purchasing power of Finns. On Wednesday, the Finnish Hospitality
Association (MaRa) revealed that revenue from the alcohol tax in 2013
was 93 million euros lower than anticipated by the Government in its
budget draft.
Wall Street
Journal (Czech Republic) - Booze Outlawed for Czech Legislators
While Session in Progress
The speaker of the
lower house of Czech parliament banned the sale of alcohol at
restaurants and cafes on the premises of the country’s legislature
during plenary meetings, ending a long tradition of allowing
politicians to enjoy cheap beer, wine or liquor during working hours.
InSerbia News
(Serbia) - Serbian Teenagers Drink More Than Teenagers In Europe
Young in Serbia
experience first drunkenness when they are 15, while 40% got
intoxicated once or more until they were 16 years old. About 90%
tried alcohol before turning 18.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - Coroner lashes out at NZ's dangerous drinking
culture
A man who died
after drinking up to 20 shots of spirits, 10 bourbon and cokes and a
couple of beers in one evening, has prompted a coroner to lash out at
the country's dangerous drinking culture.
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