Lifehacker - Drink Less Alcohol to
Help Keep Mosquitoes Away
They buzz in your
ear, give you relentlessly itchy bites, and they are the world's
biggest killer. Mosquitoes may go down in history as the worst pest
of all time, and a recent study suggests that having a cold one could
draw them to you.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Sharp fall in under-11s rushed to hospital for alcohol problems
but parents are still worried about teen drinking
The number of
admissions to accident and emergency departments for children and
teenagers who have been drinking alcohol has fallen - but the level
of visits for adults has risen according to new figures.
CBS Local (USA) -
Feds To Ban Alcohol On Some Fire Island Beaches
Starting next
month, alcohol will be banned on some federally-owned Fire Island
beaches.
The Guardian (UK)
- Alcohol abuse in pregnancy could become a crime, legal papers
claim
An unprecedented
court hearing to decide on the right of a child whose mother drank
alcohol during pregnancy to receive compensation could pave the way
to the criminalisation of pregnant women's behaviour, according to
legal papers lodged with the judge.
Seychelles News
Agency (Seychelles) - Seychelles police and licensing body
increase checks on islands’ sale of alcohol
A joint task force
will be starting work this weekend to monitor whether or not
retailers are respecting regulations pertaining to the sale of
alcohol, according to a joint statement issued by the Seychelles
Licensing Authority and the Seychelles Police.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - More alcohol use before arrests – study
The police-funded
study by Massey University looked at 848 people detained between
April and July 2013 and compared the data with that with previous
years.
9NEWS.com (USA) -
Bill lets underage students taste alcohol
California Gov.
Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a bill that changes the
drinking age…or at least, the tasting age.
CITY A.M (Wales) -
Minimum alcohol pricing receives fresh backing from government
panel
The Welsh
government's Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse (APoSM) has voiced
its support for plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to
clamp down on substance misuse.
Staffing Industry
Analysts (France) - France – Employers given powers to ban
alcohol in the office
Certain occasions
call for a celebratory drink in the workplace; a colleague departing,
a deal gone well, or perhaps the end of a hard week. Yet from now on
employees in France might have to rethink the way they mark such
events, reports law firm Squire Patton Boggs.
Tuoitrenews
(Vietnam) - Vietnam considers changes to controversial alcohol
sale bill
As a result of
public pressure, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health has considered
making changes to a controversial draft law that prohibits beer and
liquor sales between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am the following morning.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
New B.C. alcohol minimum pricing means cheaper beer and cider
pitchers, pricier spirits
After the outcry
over "unhappy hours" and new minimum pricing leading to
some bars raising prices for beer, the B.C. government has revised
its minimum before-tax pricing rules.
BBC News (Wales) -
Minimum alcohol price would prevent harm, experts say
Plans to introduce
a minimum price for alcohol in Wales have been backed by a panel
advising ministers on substance misuse.
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Also: the more you drink, the more you babble; mosquitoes are attracted to hot air.
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