DutchNews.nl (Netherlands) - Alcohol
lock is punishment enough: high court
Drunk drivers with
an alcohol lock fitted to their cars should not be prosecuted in
court as well, the high court said on Tuesday.
The Daily
Telegraph (Australia) - Alcohol consumption and related problems
are way over the limit and it’s time to say no
TONIGHT at a forum
in Sydney, representatives from our major parties will announce their
policies for the upcoming state election to reduce alcohol-related
harm and violence.
ITV News (Wales) -
'34,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions'
Deputy Minister
Health Minister Vaughan Gething says figures show more then 4 out of
10 adults in Wales report drinking more than the recommended
guideline amount of alcohol at least once in the last week.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Alcohol-abuse risks need more attention in Canada, researchers say
Do you drink beer,
wine, coolers or other alcoholic beverages? That's a question
Canadians could hear more often as doctors try to get us to think
about the risks of drinking.
Budapest Business
Journal (Hungary) - Alcohol consumption in Hungary jumps 25%
Alcohol
consumption in Hungary increased by 25% last year, Hungarian economic
daily Napi Gazdaság said yesterday citing data from the Tax and
Customs Authority (NAV).
Irish Medical
Times (Ireland) - Even one is one too many — Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
With levels of
alcohol consumption during pregnancy suggesting Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder is significantly underdiagnosed in Ireland, Dr
Irwin Gill and Prof Farhana Sharif examine the diagnosis and
management of the condition ahead of a national survey of
paediatricians.
Liverpool Echo -
ITV documentary looks into impact of drinking while pregnant on
babies and their families
An ITV documentary
will take a look at the impact of drinking alcohol in pregnancy as
one in 100 babies are born in Britain each year brain-damaged with
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Longevity LIVE -
New study expounds the link between drug and alcohol use on weight
change
Obesity is a major
public health problem and notoriously difficult to treat. Although
the web is infested with insightful information on various ways to
combat obesity and avoiding several diseases associated with it –
there still is however, a worrying absence of material on the
relationship between weight, alcohol and other drugs.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - New research shows adult alcohol consumption
puts kids in harm's way
Parents who think
their drinking doesn't have an impact on their children are probably
fooling themselves. According to experts, every family, regardless of
social class, should take a long, hard look at their drinking habits.
Sunderland Echo
(UK) - ‘Cutting the price of booze will harm our health,’ says
campaign group
A NORTH East
health campaign group is urging the Government to ignore calls to cut
the cost of booze.
Deadline News
(Scotland) - Scots health board admits a drinker “every four
hours”
A SCOTTISH health
board has revealed it admits one patient every four hours on average
with an alcohol-related problem.
The Baltic Course
(Estonia) - Sunday alcohol sales ban in Tallinn postponed
The plan of the
Tallinn city government to ban the retail sales of alcohol on Sundays
will be postponed because two alcohol retail companies have disputed
the city government's decree in court and seek legal protection,
LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
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