Third Sector (UK) - British Medical
Association opposes move to relax alcohol licensing for charitable
events
The British
Medical Association has opposed government plans to relax licensing
laws in order to allow charities and voluntary groups to sell small
amounts of alcohol at events.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - Health board bids to cut alcohol sales
SCOTLAND'S largest
health board has stepped up its campaign against the alcohol industry
by creating a post to object to liquor licences and curtail the sale
of drink.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Fresh light cast on our dysfunctional relationship
with alcohol
There have been so
many reports on alcohol harm in recent years that it is hard to think
that any new research would have the capacity to shock. Yet this
latest study by the Health Research Board still manages to pack a
punch by casting fresh light on our dysfunctional relationship with
drink.
The Guardian (UK)
- Sharp rise in babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome
The number of
diagnosed cases of foetal alcohol syndrome in those born to women who
drink during pregnancy has tripled since records of the debilitating
condition were first kept 16 years ago.
The Journal
(Ireland) - Ireland’s alcohol consumption in one handy
infographic
THE HEALTH
RESEARCH Board today released figures that outlined Ireland’s depth
of binge drinking.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - ACT police to crack down on alcohol-related violence
under new agreement
Canberra police
are set to get tougher on alcohol-related violence and dangerous
drivers under a new agreement with the ACT government.
PsychCentral.com -
One-Third of Suicides Involve Heavy Alcohol Consumption
One-third of all
completed suicides involve heavy use of alcohol before the attempt,
according to a new study by researchers at the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Eleven Myanmar
(Myanmar) - Myanmar mulls lifting import ban on alcohol
The government is
reviewing whether to lift the import ban on alcoholic beverages in
order to resolve the smuggling issue which defies the ban, said
Commerce Minister Win Myint.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Sharp rise in cancers caused by lifestyle: Alcohol, obesity and
legacy of sunshine holidays are to blame, warn experts
Drinking, smoking,
obesity and the legacy of holidays in the sun are fuelling a sharp
rise in cancers. Unhealthy lifestyle choices have led to rocketing
instances of the disease striking the liver, mouth, womb, kidney and
skin since 2003, figures show.
Authint Mail - How
alcohol worsens night vision among drunk drivers
Know why drunk
drivers see halos as they zoom past city lights, leading to traffic
accidents? It's because alcohol disturbs the tear-film that covers
the surface of their eyes, leading to deterioration of vision.
PsychCentral.com -
Drinking Alcohol Can Make Your Medication Ineffective
She’s a twenty
year old college student majoring in social work. She works part time
at a bakery to supplement her income and lives at home with mom. Her
father has been out of the picture since she was eleven.
MiamiHerald.com -
Brazil bends its rules on beer sales for World Cup
Brazilians are
famous for their passion for soccer, though the fervor sometimes is
so intense that people die. The country’s lawmakers banned alcohol
at stadiums 11 years ago in effort to curb game-related violence.
Headlines &
Global News (New Zealand) - Reduced Legal Age to Buy Alcohol Tied
to More Physical Assaults in Young Men: Study
Reducing the legal
age for buying alcohol in fact increases the physical assault in
young men - a research by the University of Otago, New Zealand,
suggests.
The Nationalist
(Ireland) - IRELAND MOST EXPENSIVE IN EU FOR ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO
Ireland is the
most expensive country in the Europe for alcohol and tobacco - at
178% the EU average.
GlobalPost
(Germany) - Mein Gott! Germans are drinking more non-alcoholic
beer and less of the real stuff
Famous for keeping
the taps running 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the past 35
years, this quintessential “kneipe,” or “dive,” is the last
place you'd expect to find alcohol-free beer. But even this haven for
hard-core drinkers offers two varieties, a Pilsener and a hefeweizen,
or wheat beer, in deference to Germany's latest brewing trend.
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