Paris Guardian - Women at greater
risk of alcohol related cancer
Light to minimal
drinking can increase risk of alcohol related cancer, mainly breast
cancer, among women, but for men this risk is not increased with
moderate drinking, a Harvard study has found.
Medical News Today
- Even light, moderate alcohol intake may increase risk for
certain cancers
The National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism define light to moderate
alcohol consumption as up to one drink a day for women and two drinks
a day for men. But according to new research published in The BMJ,
even this level of alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk.
WTSP 10 News -
What alcohol really does to your body on an airplane
While on a flight,
if you’ve only had a couple drinks and already you’re trying to
convince your neighbor there’s a monster on the wing, you might not
be entirely crazy — it might just be that the booze has gone to
your head a little more than usual.
Vocativ - Alcohol
Doesn't Stop Women From Remembering Rapes Accurately
Questions are
often raised about the accuracy of sexual assault survivors’
memories when alcohol is involved—but a new study suggests that
mistrust might be unfounded.
Herald Sun
(Australia) - Alcohol abuse sending Victorian kids to hospital at
‘alarming rate’
MORE than 120
children aged 14 and under have been rushed to Victorian hospitals
suffering from alcohol-related injuries in the past three years.
CBS Local - First
Female Sex Pill Comes With Important Alcohol Warning
The Food and Drug
Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug
designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by
a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success
of impotence drugs for men.
BBC News (UK) -
Alcohol abuse rise sparks minimum pricing call
More than half of
people referred for help with substance misuse in Wales have alcohol
problems, prompting calls for a minimum pricing.
Telegraph.co.uk
(France) - Less than half of French order alcohol once a week,
shock poll
reveals
The majority of
French – historically seen as a nation of heavy wine guzzlers –
order an alcoholic drink less than once a week, a shock poll revealed
on Thursday.
The Sofia Globe
(Bulgaria) - Mayor of Varna bans alcohol in public places in move
against ‘alcohol tourism’
The mayor of
Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna, Ivan Portnih, has issued a
ban on alcohol in public places in the city and its holiday resorts.
The Nordic Page
(Norway) - More Young Drinkers on West Oslo, More Alcohol Problem
on East
Youths on the west
side of Oslo drink more alcohol than youth in the east. But the risk
for alcohol problems is greater in the east, a new study shows.
Diabetes In
Control - Alcohol Consumption at Conception May Increase Risk of
Diabetes in Later Life
A recent study
published by the University of Queensland sought to further
investigate how alcohol consumption can affect metabolic regulations,
including glucose intolerance, in fetal development.
3AW (Australia) -
Alcohol causes 'greatest harm' over any drug, new Victorian data
shows
Victorian
paramedics are increasingly being called to assist people affected by
alcohol than any illegal drug, new data shows.
Times LIVE (South
Africa) - What needs to be done to end South Africa’s status as
a nation of heavy drinkers
Globally, there
has been an increase in the amount of alcohol being consumed.
Research suggests that this trend is driven by an increase in
drinking in India and China. In Africa, the alcohol consumption trend
has not increased since 2006.
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