Scotsman (Scotland) - Holyrood
committee rejects alcohol misuse legislation
MSPs have rejected
a radical plan to tighten Scotland’s alcohol laws including
tougher regulation of tonic wines with a high caffeine content such
as Buckfast.
The Guardian (UK)
- We need the truth about alcohol – it should be labelled, just
like food
It is now
classified as a group one carcinogen, alongside tobacco and asbestos,
yet by a bizarre twist, alcohol is exempt from EU labelling laws
EurekAlert -
'No-buy' lists could cut kids' exposure to alcohol ads
Young people's
exposure to alcohol advertisements on television could be greatly
reduced if alcohol companies improved their use of so-called no-buy
lists, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of
Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Nottingham Post
(UK) - Sean Meehan: New alcohol guidelines back up scientific
evidence
Confused by the
recent changes to alcohol guidelines? Sean Meehan, Public Health
England East Midlands alcohol lead, looks at why these changes are
needed for a positive impact on public health.
Newsmax - Alcohol
in E-Cigarettes Hinders Motor Skills: Yale
Some electronic
cigarette liquids contain enough alcohol to have an impact on motor
skills, a new Yale University School of Medicine study shows.
Huffington Post
Australia (Australia) - Increasing Tax On Our Cheapest Alcohol
Could Reduce Consumption, New Monash University Study Shows
Increasing the
cost of the cheapest alcohol could mean 12 fewer standard drinks per
week for low-income earners.
The Conversation
UK (UK) - How fetal alcohol spectrum disorders could be a hidden
epidemic
The new Department
of Health guideline on alcohol says that there is no safe alcohol
limit for pregnant women. Alcohol should simply be avoided.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - Vietnam vets alcohol risk double – study
A new study has
found almost twice the number of people who served in Vietnam have
been admitted to hospital with alcohol related mental disorders,
compared to people who didn't go to the war.
Bangalore Mirror
(India) - According to the World Health Organisation, alcohol is
considered a group one carcinogen (as harmful as tobacco and
asbestos). "As of now, there is no national policy in India for
alcohol control," Dr Vishal Rao, anti-tobacco activist, told
Bangalore Mirror.
Medical News Today
- Novel saliva test could detect alcohol poisonings, 'date rape'
drug
There has been a
dramatic rise in the number of alcohol-related emergency department
visits in the US in recent years. But often, doctors find it
challenging to quickly determine whether a patient's symptoms are
solely caused by too much alcohol or whether other drugs are
involved. Now, researchers may have found a solution to this problem
in the form of a saliva test.
Mirror.co.uk -
Children 'lured into alcohol abuse by seeing parents drinking at
school events'
Children are being
lured into alcohol abuse by the sight of parents drinking at school
events, a charity claims.
Reuters - Underage
youth widely exposed to online alcohol marketing
More than half of
underage people say they’ve seen alcohol marketing on the Internet,
though few admit to engaging with brands or being a fan online,
according to a new U.S. Study.
EN DELFI
(Lithuania) - No exceptions for 'light drinks or special events'
in new alcohol laws, says minister
Equally stringent
restrictions on the sale of alcohol should apply to all kinds of
alcoholic beverages and all sellers, said Lithuania's Economy
Minister Evaldas Gustas.
Evening Standard
(UK) - Binge-drinking injuries on the rise among students
Hundreds of
binge-drinking students are suffering alcohol-related injuries each
year, new figures show.
Radio Canada
International (Canada) - Drinking alcohol and pregnancy- more
concerns
It’s a shocking
number of diseases, 428. That’s the number of diseases determined
to co-occur in people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
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