The Local.se (Sweden) - Fresh push
for longer alcohol store hours
A board member for
Sweden's state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has caused a stir
by calling for stores to be open on Sundays, but the company's
management team has insisted that his suggestions are not likely to
be implemented.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - New push for ban on alcohol ads, sponsorship
A group of alcohol
and public health researchers is pushing for the phase out of alcohol
advertising and sponsorship over five years.
SocialTimes - How
Social Networks Impact Alcohol Purchases (Infographic)
How much influence
do friends and social networks have on decisions to purchase beer,
wine and spirits? Gallons, according to marketing platform Crowdtap.
3News NZ (New
Zealand) - Calls to ban all alcohol advertising in NZ
An independent
committee is recommending all alcohol advertising be phased out over
five years. Various experts launched the panel in response to a
ministerial forum that was set up last year, as they felt the
Government initiative didn't go far enough.
Duluth News
Tribune - Drinking alcohol may raise women’s blood pressure,
researchers find
Just two drinks a
day could raise a woman’s blood pressure enough to put her at risk
for hypertension, Australian researchers say.
YLE News (Finland)
- Health watchdog warns of hidden calories in alcohol
Did you know that
a glass of mid-strength beer has as many calories as six cubes of
sugar? Replace the beer with punch at a wedding party or a
non-alcoholic soft drink and you are upping the sugar ante even more.
Sweet wines top the list. Turns out the only sugar-free and healthy
summer drink is water.
3AW (Australia) -
New TAC boss supports push to ban driving under influence of
alcohol
The new boss of
the Transport Accident Commission has revealed he supports a push to
completely ban driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Inquisitr -
Dr. Carl Bell Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ‘Biggest Public Health
Problem For African-Americans Since Slavery’
Dr. Carl Bell, a
retired professor of psychiatry and public health at the University
of Illinois at Chicago, currently a staff psychiatrist at Jackson
Park Hospital, calls Fetal Alcohol Syndrome the “biggest public
health problem for African-Americans since slavery.” Dr. Bell has
treated patients for over 40 years.
Politico (EU) -
Health chief blasts alcohol lobbyists
Health chief
speaks passionately about alcohol deaths, but some say concrete
action would be more helpful.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Group wants 'alcohol does not equal consent' label on beer, wine
and liquor bottles
When a major U.S.
brewer marketed one of its brands as "the perfect beer for
removing 'no' from your vocabulary for the night," some saw it
as proof of just how far there is to go when it comes to education
around alcohol and consent.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Royal Commission into Family Violence: Alcohol, drug
incidents on the rise, inquiry hears
Police are
responding to an increasing number of incidents where perpetrators of
family violence are affected by drugs and alcohol, a Victorian royal
commission has been told.
Clapway - Random
Drug and Alcohol Tests for European Pilots
According to new
recommendation delivered to EU officials, all European pilots that
are working for airlines should be psychologically screened, and the
details of their medical visits shared in a proposed European
database. In addition, a new rule introducing random drug and alcohol
testing of pilots is being implemented.
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