The Independent (Ireland) - Almost
two-in-every-five fatal crashes are alcohol related- new report
Almost two-in-every-five fatal crashes
are alcohol related, a shocking new report will reveal today. It has
looked in detail at the role alcohol played in fatal collisions
between 2008 and 2012.
Medical News Today - Breast cancer
risk rises even with light alcohol use
A new analysis
concludes that all levels of alcohol use - even light drinking - are
associated with raised risk for breast cancer, with higher
consumption linked to higher risk. The researchers also summarize the
biological mechanism behind the link and the impact on global breast
cancer incidence and deaths due to drinking.
ABC Online
(Australia) - St Vincent's Health Australia proposes higher
alcohol taxes, national lockout laws
Adopt higher
alcohol taxes, ban alcohol sponsorship in sport, and introduce
nation-wide lockout laws to reduce the harm caused by excessive
drinking, Australia's major political parties are being urged.
24/7 Wall St.
(USA) - Of 9 Million College Students, 1.2 Million Drink Alcohol
on Any Given Day
According to a new
federal study, 1.2 million full-time U.S. college students out of a
total population of 9 million had an alcoholic beverage on an average
day and nearly 240,000 part-time college students out of 2 million
drank alcohol on an average day.
USA TODAY - Study:
Social media posts about alcohol drive viewers to drink
Social media posts
and advertisements that focus on alcohol likely drive viewers to
drink more, researchers at Michigan State University found.
The Straits Times
(Malaysia) - Malaysia to raise minimum age for alcohol consumption
to 21, from the current 18
Malaysia said on
Wednesday (June 1) that it would raise its minimum age for alcohol
consumption to 21 next year from the current 18 to stem underage
drinking and alcohol abuse.
Science Daily -
Social media use may help identify students at risk of alcohol
problems
Having an 'alcohol
identity' puts college students at greater risk of having drinking
problems, say researchers, adding that posting about alcohol use on
social media sites is actually a stronger predictor of alcohol
problems than having a drink.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Alcohol industry shouldn't control educational messages
– watchdog
A new responsible
drinking campaign that promotes talking to teens about drinking, in
the same way parents talk to them about sex, has been questioned by
public health officials.
Read more
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Alcohol forgotten factor in obesity crisis, says
consultant
An emergency
medicine consultant says alcohol is the forgotten factor in Ireland’s
obesity crisis.
BreakingNews.ie
(Ireland) - 11 European countries object to Ireland's plan for
health warnings on alcohol products
Eleven European
countries have raised objections at EU level about Ireland's plans
for health warnings on alcohol products.
FoodManufacture.co.uk
(Scotland) - NHS calls for minimum price on Scottish alcohol
Rising alcohol
sales in Scotland has strengthened the case for introducing minimum
unit pricing, according to Scotland’s public health minister Aileen
Campbell.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Alcohol advertising during live sports broadcasts
'should be phased out'
Medical experts
have called for alcohol advertising and sponsorship to be phased out
of live sports broadcasts.
Aljazeera.com
(South Africa) - South Africa's Foetal Alcohol Syndrome problem
When
seven-year-old Michelle Daniels* enters with her mother, a few stare.
She has facial features typical of a child with Foetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) - small eyes, flattened cheeks, a short nose and a
smooth philtrum above a thin upper lip.
UPI.com - Tough
economy, alcohol fuel suicide risk in men: Study
Heavy drinking may
fuel the risk of suicide among men when the economy is sinking, new
research suggests.
EurActiv.com
(EU) - Health NGOs: Commission ‘listened’ to industry on
alcohol advertising
A new European
Commission proposal to reform advertising rules on television and
online has opened a new battlefield for health NGOs, advertisers and
the alcohol industry.
Reuters (EU) -
Online alcohol marketing linked to drinking among European teens
Adolescents in
Europe may be just as susceptible to online alcohol marketing as
their counterparts elsewhere, according to a recent study in four
countries that links the ads with kids' likelihood of drinking and of
binge drinking.
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