Irish Times (Ireland) - Irish women
end up paying a very high price for cheap alcohol
“How did we get
here? How did we get from having cups of tea to slamming tequila
shots at the bar,” Katherine Brown, director of the Institute of
Alcohol Studies in the UK, asked a conference on Girls, Women and
Alcohol in Dublin yesterday.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Ireland needs to call time on alcohol marketing and
sports sponsorship
Alcohol is no
ordinary commodity. Since the Code of Hammurabi in Ancient
Mesopotamia more than 25 centuries ago, alcohol has been regulated in
the interests of health and safety.
ITV News (UK) -
Cheap supermarket alcohol 'fuelling violence'
Experts at Cardiff
University say cheap alcohol in supermarkets is fuelling violence,
and making booze more affordable now the economic downturn is over
would be a mistake.
PsychCentral.com -
HIV+ Men More Sensitive to Alcohol
A new study
discovers that men with HIV infection are more sensitive to the
effects of alcohol than uninfected men.
Sidney Herald
Leader (Australia) - Council hears arguments for changing local
alcohol law
The Sidney City
Council heard from city residents Monday on a controversial motion to
change the time allowed for alcohol sales on Sunday, and approved
motions regarding city spending and city employee health insurance.
The Diplomat
(Indonesia) - Indonesia’s New Alcohol Ban
Indonesia
yesterday officially banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in
convenience stores and other small shops.
BBC News (UK) -
Foetal alcohol syndrome child refused Supreme Court compensation
bid
A child born with
foetal alcohol syndrome has been refused permission to take her case
for criminal injuries compensation to the UK Supreme Court.
Youth Health
Magzine - Drinking Culture In Films Putting Teens At Risk Of Early
Alcohol Exposure
A new study, which
was published in the journal Pediatrics, suggested that teens that
have been exposed to more alcohol being consumed in films than their
peers are more likely to have tried alcohol, according to TIME.
Irish Independent
- Potential effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Exposure to
alcohol can seriously affect the baby's development, particularly the
brain and spinal cord.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Alcohol industry timing social media promotions to
tie-in with major sporting fixtures, research shows
Alcohol companies
are increasingly using social media to link sporting success with
drinking to boost sales, a study has found.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Alcohol is the only drug epidemic we've got. Where's
the national taskforce on that?
Alcohol has been
recognised as Australia’s worst drug problem for more than 50 years
by the Foundation of Alcohol Research and Education (Fare), and
supported by Turning Point historical data.
Government of
Ontario News (Canada) - Ontario Committed to Supporting Safe
Consumption of Alcohol
Ontario
understands that selling alcohol is a public trust, and with that
trust must come a strong sense of social responsibility. That is why
Ontario will continue to build on its efforts to raise awareness of
the risks associated with the misuse of alcohol to reduce potential
harm, and to provide the necessary information to make informed
choices when it comes to alcohol consumption.
The News Journal
(USA) - Bill would stop alcohol, tobacco marketing to kids online
Attorney General
Matt Denn is pushing a package of bills to protect the online privacy
of Delawareans, including forbidding employers from demanding
employees and applicants give their social media passwords and
stopping companies from marketing alcohol and tobacco to children
online.
Medical Daily -
Calories In Alcoholic Beverages Compared To Foods From Your
Favorite Restaurant Chains
A lot of dieters
fail to consider the “empty calories” found in alcoholic
beverages that could be derailing their weight loss goals. They have
no problem ridding their pantries and refrigerators of food high in
calories and fat, but they continue to drink as many beers as they
please.
Latvian Presidency
EU (EU) - Health Ministers in Riga agree on the need for common EU
nutrition and alcohol policies
On 20-21 April the
informal meeting of Health Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the
European Union, European Economic Area and European Union candidate
countries took place in Riga to discuss factors affecting public
health.
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