NHS Choices (UK) - Minimum alcohol
pricing would 'save 100s of lives'
“‘Hundreds of
lives lost' over failure to bring in minimum alcohol pricing,” The
Independent reports. The news is based on research that modelled the
effect of a minimum alcohol price per unit of around 40-50p. It
suggested that this would be 50 times more effective than the current
ban on "below-cost sales" (where alcohol is sold at a loss
to attract sales of other goods).
Boston magazine's
Boston Daily - Researchers Identify Brain Changes in
Alcohol-Related Sleep Disturbances
Drinking too much
can make you “pass out” or ease into sleep faster, but we all
know the truth: Drunk sleep is the worst.
The Independent
(UK) - Average Briton spends £50,000 on alcohol over course of
lifetime
The average person
in Britain spends almost £50,000 on alcohol during their lifetime, a
charity has warned, calling for people to abstain from drinking in
October.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Alcohol interlock devices mandatory in Victoria for
drink-drivers who have licences cancelled
Drink-drivers in
Victoria who have their licence cancelled will today have special
locks fitted to their cars to prevent them driving while under the
influence.
Medical News Today
- We drink more alcohol on days of increased physical activity
Worked hard at the
gym today? Chances are you will treat yourself to a drink or two,
according to a new study. Researchers from Northwestern University in
Evanston, IL, found that that on days when exercise increases, so
does alcohol consumption.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Moderate alcohol use increases breast cancer risk, UVic study says
Even moderate
drinkers face an elevated risk of developing breast cancer, according
to a new study from the University of Victoria’s Centre for
Addictions Research of B.C. (CARBC).
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Fears raised of ‘death or serious injury’ from
alcohol-fuelled violence if Adelaide parklands dry zone fails
A DEATH or serious
injury will occur unless a dry zone is created throughout the south
parklands blighted by escalating alcohol-fuelled violence, critics
say.
TheParliamentMagazine.eu
(EU) - Alcohol responsible for 'nearly 10 per cent' of energy
intake in adults
The EU must
rethink its alcohol labelling legislation to help consumers to make
'healthy choices', says Glenis Willmott.
Daily Mail
(Australia) - Anti-alcohol group calls for booze to be banned on
planes following increase in mid-air incidents
Most travellers
have experienced a tiresome flight being seated next to the stag
party guzzling beers at eight in the morning, or the passenger who
over-indulged on the free wine in the lounge.
CommDigiNews -
Shocker: Alcoholics subsidizing the alcohol industry
Out of all
American adults, 10% have the distinction of almost single-handedly
supporting the spirits industry. A recent poll shows that 30% of
American Adults don’t drink – ever. Another 30% of American
adults drink less than one drink per week.
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