The Independent (Bolivia) - The
Bolivian town that banned alcohol for a month to stop assaults and
sexual abuse
After three minors
were raped in less than one week, the residents of a small town of
cocoa farmers in Bolivia decided to take the law into their own
hands.
BBC News (UK) -
Peer urges import ban on powdered alcohol
Ministers have
been urged to ban imports of powdered alcohol as part of a crackdown
on so-called legal highs.
WOAI.com -
Research: Drinking Alcohol Sparks Eating, Leads to Weight Gain
That pre-dinner
martini could be the reason that you're gaining weight, according to
a study released this week by a group of obesity doctors, and it has
nothing to do with empty calories in vodka.
The Guardian
(Canada) - Minimum alcohol pricing cuts serious crime, study
reveals
Imposing a minimum
unit price for alcohol leads to a dramatic fall in drink-related
crime, including murders, sexual assaults and drink-driving, a new
study shows.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Kevin Andrews denies decision to increase alcohol
prices at military bases will encourage ADF members to drink off site
Military chiefs
have approved hefty price hikes to help reduce alcohol-related harm
and partially offset the labour costs at Defence bars.
ChronicleLive (UK)
- Government urged by North East campaigners to re-think its
alcohol policy
The Government has
been urged to re-think its alcohol policy by North East health and
crime campaigners after the spectacular success of an initiative in
Canada.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - More support needed for pregnant women who
use alcohol, drugs: ACU report
Women who use
alcohol and drugs while pregnant have been let down by a lack of
treatment options and long-term support services, a report has found.
The Guardian (UK)
- Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise again
Number of patients
with drink-related illnesses is up 5% in England, despite drop in
number of Britons who binge-drink, or partake at all.
NDTV (India) -
Minimum Age for Alcohol Consumption Be Raised From 18 to 21 years
in Uttarakhand
Ruling Congress in
Uttarakhand has demanded that the minimum age for alcohol consumption
in the state be raised from 18 to 21 years.
Daily Mail (UK) -
NHS to slash safe drinking limits after new evidence reveals how
alcohol is linked to certain cancers including breast and bowel
The NHS is set to
slash its safe drinking limits following new evidence that alcohol
causes cancer. Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies is to overhaul
the guidelines on the maximum daily and weekly amounts of alcohol
that should be consumed by men and women later this year.
Dentistry IQ -
Study reveals alcohol consumption can negatively affect
periodontal health
In a recent study
published ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontology, Brazilian
researchers have found that consumption of alcoholic beverages can
have adverse effects on the health of a person’s gums, aggravating
existing cases of severe periodontal disease or increasing
periodontal disease risk factors.
The Portugal News
(Portugal) - Alcohol banned to under-18s from today
The new alcohol
law puts and end to a previous differentiation between spirits and
wine and beer, which until today could have been consumed by
over-16s.
Tech Times -
Pregnant Women Should Never Drink Alcohol: Here's Why
The British
Medical Association (BMA) is stressing that pregnant women should
never drink alcohol, at its annual conference this week.
NBC Right Now -
The Dangers Of Drinking Alcohol In Extreme Heat
With temperatures
in the triple digits, drinking lots of fluids is important, but when
people turn to alcohol as their drink of choice, there are some
hazards.
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