EurActiv - Alcohol and
flying – not a good cocktail
There
are many notorious examples of people - from celebrities to ordinairy
holiday-makers - who have become intoxicated on flights to the point
of posing a threat to passengers and the flight itself, writes Peter
Allebeck.
Horizon2020 - Analysis…
Europe’s liver problem
The
European Commission must work harder to effectively tackle the EU’s
growing liver disease epidemic; Fiona Godfrey, of the European
Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), explains why.
CNN -
No alcohol during pregnancy -- ever -- plead U.S. Pediatricians
In an
effort to once and for all put a rest to any debate about drinking
during pregnancy, the American Academy of Pediatrics has put out a
clear message: Don't do it. Ever. At all. Not even a tiny bit.
ITV
News - Middle-aged 'should curb drinking alcohol to avoid
dementia'
Middle-aged
people should be warned there is "no safe level of alcohol
consumption" and advised to curb drinking to reduce their risk
of developing dementia, according to new official guidance.
Ledger
Independent - Alcohol and drug abuse affects everyone in the
family
Our
Nation’s No. 1 health problem is alcoholism and drug dependence.
For decades, NCADD and our National Network of Affiliates have seen
how the disease of addiction not only affects the individual, but
millions of family members.
Medical
Daily - The Alcohol Brands Found In Magazine And TV Ads Influence
Underage Drinkers' Beverage Of Choice
A
person's first drink of alcohol has been a part of Hollywood
coming-of-age films for the longest time. Perhaps you remember the
first time you had an adult beverage. If you don't remember what that
beverage was, a new report might help you remember, as it found that
brand-specific alcohol advertising is influential in the type of
alcohol underage drinkers consume.
Herald
Scotland (Scotland) - Alcohol-related deaths in the Western Isles
'more than twice the Scottish average'
Concerns
have been raised about health attitudes in isolated communities after
new figures show the rate of alcohol related deaths in the Western
Isles is more than twice the Scottish average.
Daily
Free Press - Alcohol laws directly correspond to drinking deaths,
BU study finds
The
strength of a state’s alcohol policies directly correlates to fewer
deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis, according to a Boston Children’s
Hospital and Boston University School of Public Health study
published Thursday.
Tech
Times - Swedish Researchers Say New Drug For Alcohol Addiction One
Step Closer To Reality
Swedish
researchers are one step closer to developing a drug that can help
curb alcoholism. They announced on Wednesday that they found a more
efficient way to reduce alcohol cravings by normalizing dopamine
levels in the brain.
Baltic
Times (Estonia) - Estonian Health Minister proposes curb on
alcohol advertising and Happy Hour ban
Estonia's
Minister of Health and Labour, Jevgeni Ossinovski, has decided to
substantially curb alcohol advertising and is seeking opinions on a
bill that would ban audio and video alcohol commercials, allowing
only a static image to be shown.
Medical
Daily - Losing Your Virginity By Way Of Alcohol Places You At Risk
For Assault: Women's Health Update
If
your first sexual experience involves alcohol, you are likely placing
yourself at risk for unintended pregnancy and assault, researchers
say. While this may seem obvious, the University at Buffalo Research
Institute on Addictions study also offers another more surprising
kernel of wisdom: Your future is likely to contain more of the same
behavior.
The
Northern Echo (UK) - Cheap alcohol behind rising numbers of
pensioner deaths, say experts
CHEAP
alcohol is contributing to the soaring number of North-East
pensioners dying and being admitted to hospital, experts claim.
EurekAlert
(UK) - The alcohol industry is not meeting its 'Responsibility
Deal' labeling pledges
A new
study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
published online in the journal Addiction, has found that the
signatories to the Public Health Responsibility Deal alcohol
labelling pledge are not fully meeting their pledge.
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