Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) -
Alcohol lockout zone gets mixed report in parliamentary inquiry
Aggressive
behaviour has increased outside Sydney bars but the number of
alcohol-related injuries at St Vincent's has declined since the
city's 1.30am lockout was introduced, according to submissions made
to a parliamentary inquiry.
BBC News (Northern
Ireland) - 'Drink Think' alcohol warning for pregnant mothers
A health pressure
group in Londonderry has warned of the dangers of drinking during
pregnancy.
Medical Daily -
Should Parents Let Their Kids Sip Alcohol? Scientists Advise
Caution About Supervising The First Drink
Early sips of
alcohol and parental supervision of drinking can protect children
from alcohol abuse later, according to a common line of reasoning. As
evidence, many parents point to Europe, where legal drinking ages are
lower or unenforced, and table wine flows at every meal.
Filipino Reporter
- Alcohol increases risk to a variety of cancers
THE abuse of
alcohol is the leading risk factor for disability and premature death
in the world. Besides tobacco an other harmful agents, alcohol is the
most common cause of many illnesses in our midst, cancer included.
BioNews - Gene
linked to alcohol dependence
Mice lacking a
gene called NF1 are less prone to excessive drinking in an animal
model, scientists have found. When the researchers looked at the same
gene in humans, they found that variations in NF1 are linked with
increased risk and severity of alcoholism.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - Minimum alcohol cost drive is set for Brussels
Scottish Health
Action on Alcohol Problems is taking its battle for the policy to be
implemented in Scotland all the way to Brussels next week. The
partnership of the Scottish Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties and
the Royal College of Nursing has hit out at what it sees as "the
continued opposition by global alcohol producers to the
implementation of Scotland's alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP)
policy".
ITV News (UK) -
Calls for a region-wide strategy on alcohol abuse
A new report
claims the problem is costing every person in Greater Manchester £436
each year - that's a total of £1.2 billion for the Manchester
region.
The Rakyat Post
(Malaisia) - Should MAS ban alcohol?
MAS trumpeting
alcohol-free flights could essentially mean it will be ahead of the
general public perception curve and become a successful rebranding
campaign. Many airlines around the world have already stopped serving
alcohol during flights to save costs and prevent drunken passengers
disrupting flights.
The Dominion Post
(New Zealand) - Draft policy cuts alcohol sale hours
Supermarkets and
liquor stores would have to stop selling alcohol an hour earlier
under a local alcohol policy proposed in Masterton, Carterton and
South Wairarapa.
Myanmar Times
(Myanmar) - Push on for higher alcohol taxes
Health chiefs are
planning to rein in alcohol use through a five-point plan to improve
the nation’s health – and maybe cut crime. Minister for Health U
Than Aung launched the plan at a seminar on the development of
policies and strategies for reducing the harmful use of alcohol on
August 28.
New Channel Daily
- No Amount of Alcohol Safe, says World Health Organization
The long-held
belief that moderate alcohol consumption benefits one’s health has
been contradicted by many studies in the past, creating mixed
opinions on the belief. However, earlier this year, the World Health
Organization released a report that vehemently suggested a link
between cancer and alcohol, which ultimately labeled any amount of
alcohol unsafe.
World Health
Organization (Slovakia) - Stricter alcohol control policies
underway in Slovakia
Consumption of
alcohol in Slovakia continues to be high, and increasing evidence
shows that young people and even children are becoming regular and
heavy consumers.
New Zealand Doctor
Online (New Zealand) - New independent alcohol marketing committee
questions government’s motives
An Independent
Expert Committee on Alcohol Advertising and Sponsorship (IECAAS) has
been formed out of concern amongst alcohol and public health
researchers about the government’s Ministerial Forum on Alcohol
Advertising and Sponsorship (MFAAS).
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