New York Times (USA) - Alcohol
Poisoning Kills 6 Americans a Day, a Federal Report Finds
Six Americans die
from alcohol poisoning daily on average, and mortality rates are
highest among middle-aged men, federal health authorities reported on
Tuesday.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Alcohol hotspots of Great Britain revealed
With soaring rates
of hospital admissions - and alcohol-related liver disease - a new
study has mapped how much Britons in each region are drinking – and
how many are dying as a result.
Daily Mail -
Pregnant women should not drink AT ALL because 'no amount of
alcohol is safe'
Women should not
drink any alcohol while they are pregnant because of the risks to
their unborn child, an MP said today. Bill Esterson wants it to be
made compulsory for all alcoholic beverages to carry compulsory
warning labels directed at expectant mothers.
The New Republic -
How to Curb Binge Drinking: Raise Taxes on Booze
As the government
learned during Prohibition, an outright ban on alcohol isn't an
effective way to stop Americans from boozing. But a new study
suggests that more subtle changes to the law could help curb binge
drinking.
Medical Xpress -
Wealthy, male, educated, singletons risk highest alcohol
consumption in later life
A decade long
research project into the drinking habits of over 45s has found that
rich, educated, single males are at greatest risk of failing to cut
their drinking habits in later life.
Daily Mail - Binge
drinking significantly disrupts immune system, study finds
New Year’s Eve
may seem like a distant memory, but if you’re still feeling under
the weather, the festivities could be to blame. That’s because a
single episode of binge drinking significantly weakens the body’s
immune system, according to research.
World Health
Organization - Lifetime-risk of alcohol-attributable mortality
report
Lifetime Risk of
Alcohol-Attributable Mortality is a report on mortality risk based on
alcohol consumption levels in seven European countries, and on
implications for low-risk drinking guidelines.
Deutsche Welle
(Tanzania) - Tanzania mulls action on alcohol misuse
Young, jobless
Tanzanians are increasingly drowning their frustrations in cheap fake
liquor. With alcohol abuse a growing public health issue, the
government has promised tighter regulation. It has yet to
materialize.
Deutsche Welle -
Happy New Year: Alcohol is a neurotoxin
We usually toast
the New Year with sparkling wine or champagne - which even in small
quantities has an impact on our health and brains. But what exactly
happens in our body after we've enjoyed a drink?
Hungary Today
(Hungary) - FIDESZ MP: NEW RULES FOR ALCOHOL EXCISE TAX SHOULD BE
INTRODUCED FROM MARCH
New rules
determining the amount of an excise tax bank guarantee paid by
alcohol wholesalers should be introduced from 1st of March this year
instead of the original deadline of January 1, 2016, a government
official said. Gergely Gulyás, the (FIDESZ) head of parliament’s
legislative committee, noted that the excise tax bank guarantee paid
by wholesalers on beer, wine, sparkling wine and intermediate
alcoholic beverages would rise from 22 million forints (EUR 69,000)
to 150 million (EUR 470,000) following passage of the tax law
approved last November.
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