BBC News (UK) - Government policies
lead to fall in alcohol consumption
A new report has
found that government policies have had a positive impact on alcohol
consumption in Scotland.
Yale Daily News -
Study shows alcohol more harmful for people with HIV
A Yale-affiliated
study found that individuals with human immunodeficiency virus
experience more negative effects from alcohol use than individuals
without HIV.
Medical News Today
- A little alcohol in pregnancy puts future generations at risk
Previous studies
have shown that alcohol use and related disorders pose a significant
threat to global health. Exposure to moderate amounts of alcohol in
utero or during early life puts humans at greater risk for alcohol
abuse in adolescence and adulthood.
Vancouver Sun
(Canada) - B.C. introduces minimum pricing for alcohol
B.C.’s new
minimum price structure for alcohol is a good step toward protecting
public health, but it also helps defend existing liquor stores from
new competition, according to an addictions researcher.
Baltic Times
(Lithuania) - Lithuanian anti-alcohol activists call for
restrictions on alcohol sales
Tuesday March 1,
2016, saw a group of Lithuanian activists present the Central
Electoral Commission with their initiative to collect signatures for
the adoption of amendments to the law on alcohol control.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Alcohol availablity at lowest level for 18 years
Kiwis are drinking
less beer and wine, and when they do partake they're more likely to
choose lower alcohol options like cider or low alcohol beer.
Gazette (UK) -
Tendring councillor, Mark Platt, challenged Alcohol Minister,
Karen Bradley, over failure to introduce minimum alcohol price
A TENDRING
councillor has challenged the Government over its failure to
introduce booze laws to boost the battle against street drinking and
anti-social behaviour. Calls have been made to introduce a minimum
unit price for alcohol to target town centre drunks.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Politicians urged to protect children from alcohol
adverts
Campaigners have
united to urge Scottish politicans to do more to prevent children
from seeing alcohol adverts.
OnMedica (UK) -
Alcohol-specific deaths down, but alcohol-related deaths up
Fewer adults are
dying from conditions directly caused by alcohol, such as alcoholic
liver disease and alcohol poisoning, show new figures published by
Public Health England (PHE).
Bangkok Post
(Thailand) - Activists demand big hike in booze taxes
The government
should increase taxes on alcohol just as it has done with cigarettes
in order to discourage new drinkers, the Centre for Alcohol Studies
says.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Binge drinking 'tying up' Alberta emergency rooms, says doc
Binge drinking is
"a major problem" that is tying up emergency room services
in Alberta, says one hospital doctor.
Read more
Star2.com -
Drinking heavily just once a month exposes you to this health risk
The dangers of
binge drinking are already well-known, however a new study has found
for the first time that binge drinking can also increase blood
pressure in young 20-something adults, possibly leading to high blood
pressure and its related chronic diseases.
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