Newsweek - Energy Drinks Increase
Urge to Drink Alcohol
Creators of Four
Loko weren’t crazy when they came up with the marketing strategy
for the sweet flavored alcohol-slash-energy drink. A new study
conducted by the Center for Research on Aging, Health and Well-Being
at the Australian National University in Canberra found that mixing
energy drinks with booze results in intense cravings—for more
alcohol.
Everyday Health -
Research Shows Alcohol Increases Atrial Fibrillation Risk
In patients who
binge drink or are heavy alcohol consumers, there is a significant
risk of developing atrial fibrillation. The risk is not trivial; as
I discussed in a prior column, it has been reported to be as high as
60 percent.
Colombia Reports
(Colombia) - Colombia’s tobacco consumption down, alcohol use
increases: UN Report
A United Nations
(UN) study has shown that tobacco consumption was reduced in the last
five years, though alcohol consumption did increase during the same
time period, local news reported last week.
The Delta
Discovery - Alcohol - people will do anything to have me
I come in a lot of
names - Budweiser, vodka, wine and others. No matter what the name,
as long as it has alcohol, I’m it. I’m found in liquor stores,
bars and everywhere it’s legal, or illegal.
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk
(UK) - Supermarkets 'just giving away' alcohol, says peer
Supermarkets that
offer low price alcohol in promotions were dubbed irresponsible in a
debate at The House of Lords earlier this week relating to changes to
be made to the mandatory licensing conditions.
Kyiv Post
(Ukraine) - Government proposes equalling excise duties on alcohol
with spirit content of 8.5 percent to vodka
The Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine has proposed that dietary foods with spirit
content of 8.5 percent and more be considered alcohol and set the
excise duty for such products at the level of the excise duty for
vodka.
Western Morning
News (UK) - Tony Hogg: Reducing the victims of alcohol - in
whatever way we can
With an estimated
10,000 violent incidents in Devon and Cornwall last year attributed
to the effects of alcohol, calls for a minimum pricing policy should
not be ignored, says Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg.
Wall Street
Journal (Hungary) - Hungary Allows Drunk Cycling
In a country with
zero tolerance for driving under the influence, a Hungarian
government decree that allows cyclists to drink and ride on major
roads came as a surprise over the weekend.
Manawatu Standard
(New Zealand) - Fighting a losing battle with the bottle
Police and the
MidCentral District Health Board are taking their fight against the
harmful effects of alcohol to the shop floor of a Palmerston North
supermarket, in a test case that could have implications for licence
holders around the country.
Fair Lady -
Alcohol kills women faster
The World Health
Organisation released its 2014 global report on alcohol and health
and it's bad news: Women are more vulnerable to alcohol related
diseases than men.
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