Medical Daily - Moderate Alcohol
Consumption May Not Offer Any Health Benefits After All; Claims May
Be Based On 'Flawed' Science
Drinking a couple
of glasses of wine at the end of the day is an indulgence you can
feel good about — at least that’s what science says. Countless
studies have linked moderate drinking to a variety of health
benefits, including a reduced risk of heart failure and a longer
life.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Northern Territory alcohol plan could revive banned
drinkers' register
An alcohol
management policy released by the Northern Territory government
appears to leave open the door to a return of the banned drinkers’
register – a policy ditched by the Country Liberal party after
taking office in 2012.
Indiana Lawyer
(USA) - Study shows ‘problematic’ alcohol use by attorneys
A new study
completed by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer
Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has given
some much needed data on lawyers struggling with substance abuse and
depression.
Medical News Today
- The smell of alcohol can affect behavior
The mere smell of
alcohol appears to reduce people's level of control over their
behavior, according to research published in the journal
Psychopharmacology.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Drink drivers to be forced to use alcohol interlocks
from this year, WA Minister says
Alcohol interlock
devices being introduced in Western Australia this year will go a
long way to slashing the incidence of drink driving, Road Safety
Minister Liza Harvey has said.
JK News USA (South
Korea) - The South Korean Government Encourages People To Stop
Drinking Alcohol To Avoid Cancer
The South Korean
government is encouraging its people to stop drinking alcohol to
avoid cancer. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is tightening
guidelines on alcohol consumption. While the old guidelines recommend
drinking liquor of not over two glasses daily, the new ones will
encourage not drinking at all, said The Chosun Ilbo.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Judging ‘morning after’ driving condition an
uncertain science
That more drivers
over the alcohol limit “the morning after the night before” are
being apprehending by An Garda Síochána is not surprising. A
combination of late-night binge-drinking followed by an early start
means people are often driving with higher blood alcohol
concentrations than they realise.
Huffington Post -
It Takes A Shockingly Little Amount Of Alcohol To Cross Into Binge
Drinking
If you’re
pulling the crew together for a bar crawl on St. Paddy’s Day, just
keep one thing in mind: It only takes a few drinks to cross over into
“heavy” or “binge” drinking territory.
Medical Daily
(USA) - Nearly A Third Of America's Medical Students Report
Alcohol Abuse
If anybody
understands the negative health consequences associated with drug and
alcohol abuse, it’s someone training to be a doctor. And yet, after
devoting thousands of hours to their studies, competing with some of
the brightest minds in the country, and expecting more than $150,000
in educational debt, a lot of med students can’t wait to unwind
with an alcoholic beverage. Or two. Or a few more than that. Maybe
even some prescription painkillers.
New Zealand Police
(New Zealand) - Police not surprised by alcohol-fuelled violence
in Auckland CBD
Auckland City
Police say they are disappointed but not surprised at the violence in
the CBD over the weekend. Two people were taken to hospital with
serious injuries and two others were arrested following four
large-scale fights within the city centre on Saturday night.
The New Times -
Alcohol increases skin cancer risk
It’s not just
exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light which can increase your chances of
developing the most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma. Now, new
research published in the British Journal of Dermatology, says
drinking alcohol regularly could also increase your risk - by up to
55%.
Reuters - Ignition
lock laws cut alcohol-related crash deaths
States that
require convicted drunk drivers to install ignition interlock devices
in their cars had a 15 percent drop in alcohol-related crash deaths
compared to states without these requirements, research shows.
HeraldNet -
Alcohol makers need to do more to limit ads kids see
Among
advertisements on TV, it's hard not to like many of those that market
beer, wine and spirits. Most are entertaining, funny — farewell
Most Interesting Man in the World — and particularly effective.
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