EP News (EU) -
Alcoholic drinks should state calorie content, say MEPs
Plans for
labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled
by the European Commission at the latest in 2016, said MEPs on
Wednesday. The resolution calls for a new EU Alcohol Strategy
focusing on alcohol consumption by minors and EU-wide labelling to
discourage drink driving and drinking while pregnant.
Science Daily -
Your adolescent brain on alcohol: Changes last into adulthood
Repeated alcohol
exposure during adolescence results in long-lasting changes in the
region of the brain that controls learning and memory, according to a
research team that used a rodent model as a surrogate for humans.
Telegraph.co.uk -
Do you know how much alcohol you are drinking?
Using units is a
simpler way of representing a drink's alcohol content, which is
usually expressed by the standard measure ABV, which stands for
alcohol by volume.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - ACT moving too slow on alcohol law reform: report
authors
The ACT government
should move more quickly to reform alcohol laws to improve public
safety and reduce health problems from drinking, say the authors of a
new report on Australian attitudes.
YLE News (Finland)
- It's a crime to supply alcohol to a minor - even your own child
Ahead of the
traditionally boozy May Day holiday, substance abuse counsellors are
urging adults not to supply alcoholic beverages to those under 18.
They say that a surprisingly large proportion obtain them from their
parents.
WalesOnline
(Wales) - Charity demands regulation of alcohol ads as it accuses
industry of 'paying lip service' to moderate drinking message
A Welsh charity
has called for tailored health warnings to be included on drinks
advertisements. Alcohol Concern Cymru (ACC) today publishes research
showing more than half of adverts and advertorials in supermarket
magazines do not contain a specific ‘drink responsibly’ message.
aidsmap (France) -
Alcohol misuse the strongest predictor of severe liver damage and
death in French people with hepatitis C
People with
hepatitis C have a much greater risk of liver-related hospitalisation
or death if they have an alcohol use disorder or another serious
comorbidity such as HIV infection, chronic kidney disease or cancer,
according to an analysis of everyone hospitalised in France between
2008 and 2012.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol is the number one 'date rape' drug in Ireland
– experts
While there are
cases of sexual predators using drugs such as Rohypnol to
incapacitate vulnerable women, secretly giving 'double shots' of
alcohol is far more common.
Health.com - The
Weird Reason Why Drinking Alcohol Can Make You Feel Anxious the Next
Day
You know the
bodily symptoms of a hangover: fatigue, headache, and nausea. But
anxiety and other mood problems (like irritability or feeling down)
are also pretty common effects of drinking. For some people, these
can be intense: If you have panic disorder, for example, heavy
imbibing
can trigger a panic attack, complete with shortness of
breath and chest pain.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Coalition criticised for lack of alcohol action
Successive
governments have paid "lip service" to tackling the damage
caused by alcohol, according to one of the country’s leading
authorities on alcohol policy.
EU News (EU) -
Alcohol: the risks of excessive consumption
Alcohol poses a
major risk to public health: the direct and indirect social cost of
alcohol abuse in Europe in 2010 alone is estimated at €155.8
billion. Although alcohol is high in calories and can contribute to
obesity, most people have no idea how many calories there are in
their drinks.
Medical News Today
- Study finds high risk of death from alcohol, drug abuse among
former prisoners
Around a third of
all deaths among men and half of all deaths among women who have been
released from prison are due to drug and alcohol abuse. This is
according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Science World
Report - HIV Infected Men Need Less Alcohol To Feel A 'Buzz'
Researchers at
Yale University and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare found that men infected
with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are more sensitive to
alcohol than uninfected counterparts.
University Herald
- Drinking 1 or 2 Alcoholic Beverages A Day Boosts Liver Disease
Risk
Just drinking one
or two alcoholic drinks a day could significantly boost your risk for
liver disease, according to a recent study.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Alcohol bill to be published during summer, Varadkar
says
The Public Health
(Alcohol) Bill will be published this summer with a view to being
made law by the end of the year, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has
said.
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