Daily Mail - Just three drinks a day
could lead to liver cancer: Risk increases by 4% for every 10g of
alcohol consumed
Just three drinks
a day can be enough to cause liver cancer, according to an extensive
review of global research. The increase in risk per 10g of alcohol
consumed – around one alcoholic drink – is about 4 per cent, says
the World Cancer Research Fund.
Economic Times -
Link between genetic variation, alcohol dependence found
Researchers have
identified genetic variations that explain why some drinkers develop
a dependence on alcohol while others do not.
Washington Post
(China) - China drinks a surprising amount of alcohol
Many countries
have scaled back on their alcohol intake over the past few decades,
as evidenced by the chart above. The graph, which comes from a new
study published in The Lancet, shows how much people in France,
Italy, Germany, and the United States have eased up on booze since
the 1970s. It also depicts the ascent of drinking in Asia, where
developing countries are quickly developing a taste for spirits,
wine, and other adult beverages.
Michigan Radio
(USA) - Alcohol sensors in all cars could save thousands of lives
What if every new
car came equipped with a device that would not let a drunk or
impaired driver start it? That's the question researchers at the
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute asked in a
new study.
MedicalXpress (UK)
- Interim report on UK alcohol industry's 'billion units pledge'
is flawed, say researchers
The Department of
Health's interim evaluation of an alcohol industry pledge to remove
one billion alcohol units from the market is flawed, argue
researchers in The BMJ this week.
Medscape - Links
Between Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer
Alcohol
consumption by adult women is consistently associated with risk of
breast cancer. Several questions regarding alcohol and breast cancer
need to be addressed.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - 30% drop in alcohol-related admissions to Dublin
hospital
One of the
country’s busiest hospitals has seen a 30% drop in the number of
alcohol-related admissions to its intensive care unit.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Alcohol to be promoted more to children under
proposed TV code loophole
Children are being
exposed to alcohol advertisements through a loophole that allows
television stations to air them during sports broadcasts, with up to
one in five viewers of major sporting events aged under 18.
New Zealand Doctor
Online (New Zealand) - Collecting data on drunken presentations to
ED first step to reducing alcohol-related harm
South Island
hospital emergency departments will look at their recording processes
for presentations by drunken youths as part of a project aiming to
reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
The Conversation
UK - Call time on soft approach to Big Alcohol
Ten years ago the
World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(FCTC) came into force. It was not the first international health
treaty negotiated by the WHO, but in many ways it was the most
remarkable.
MBL (Iceland) -
Mounting opposition to new alcohol
rules
The Icelandic
Association of Doctors is strongly opposed
to the parliamentary bill calling for the
authorisation of alcohol in retail
outlets. According to the Association,
all relevant research shows that easier access
to alcohol leads to greater alcohol consumption
and related problems.
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