The Independent -
The truth about pilots and alcohol: the risks and the rules
Plenty of
professionals in stressful jobs enjoy a drink. Some will occasionally
binge, and small proportion may become alcohol dependent.
Science Daily -
People with alcohol dependency lack important enzyme
A research group
has identified an enzyme whose production is turned off in nerve
cells of the frontal lobe when alcohol dependence develops. The
deficiency in this enzyme leads to continued use of alcohol despite
adverse consequences.
Science Daily -
Researchers identify neural factors that predict adolescent
alcohol use
Researchers have
identified 34 neural factors that predict adolescent alcohol
consumption. The list, based upon complex algorithms analyzing data
from neuropsychological testing and neuroimaging studies, was
significantly more accurate -- approximately 74 percent -- than
demographic information alone.
Forbes - Why
Music Companies Are Cashing In On Alcohol
In a quest to
disrupt the alcohol industry, a new brand of premium wine called
Electric Sky is making the rounds at music festivals across the
nation, including AFROPUNK, Governors Ball and Life is Beautiful.
Medscape -
Hospitalizations for Alcohol Linked to Increased Stroke in
Low-Risk Atrial Fibrillation
Hospitalization
for alcohol-related conditions is associated with a significant
increase in the risk for stroke among patients with nonvalvular
atrial fibrillation (AF), even those deemed low risk for stroke, a
new study suggests.
POLITICO Magazine
(USA) - How Big Alcohol Is About to Get Rich Off California Weed
Moore than 20
years later, Hezekiah Allen remembers the Blackhawk helicopters
hovering over his childhood home, the armed soldiers barricading the
road to the family’s northern California pot farm, the neighbor who
hang-glided to escape from the Feds.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Increase in women seeking help for alcohol addiction
In 2015, 93% of
all women at the centre presented with an alcohol problem. In 2006,
this figure was 74%.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Alcohol price plan ‘will harm biggest drinkers’
Plans to put a
minimum price on alcohol could lead to an initial spike in hospital
admissions among the heaviest drinkers, researchers claim.
BBC News (South
Africa) - How drinking alcohol during pregnancy can harm your
child
Experts say that
if a woman drinks alcohol at any time during pregnancy, she risks
damaging her baby. South Africa is said to have the highest rate of a
condition known as foetal alcohol syndrome. Louisa Bhengu is a doctor
who specialises in the disease, and explains to Akwasi Sarpong how
best to avoid it.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Professors push for tougher control of alcohol
Professors Doug
Sellman and Jennie Connor spoke in Richmond on Wednesday night about
the "101 things the alcohol industry won't tell you about",
particularly its link to chronic health issues such as cancer.
Business Insider
Nordic (Norway) - Union threatens to block Norway's only source of
alcohol with strike
The Norwegian
union Handel og Kontor is taking Norway's national supply of alcohol
hostage in ongoing negotiations concerning pension plans.
Malawi24 (Malawi)
- Alcohol could be banned in Malawi: Govt urged to control beer
consumption
With the way
consumption of beer is becoming the order of the day for many
Malawians, concerned organizations could be pushing government to ban
alcohol, if their recent calls for government to adopt the Malawi
National Alcohol Policy come incessantly and are anything to go by.
The Japan Times -
Alcohol abstinence reduces recurrence of esophagus cancer: study
Alcohol abstinence
halves the risk of esophagus cancer from recurring, Japanese
researchers have found.
The Times (UK) -
‘No drink is safe’: health chiefs refuse to budge on stricter
alcohol limits
Britons will still
be warned that there is no such thing as safe drinking as the
government shrugged off criticism of controversial alcohol guidance.
Psychiatry Advisor
- Childhood ADHD and Adulthood Alcohol Problems: The Role of
Emotional Impulsivity
According to CDC,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most
prevalent developmental disorders, and approximately 11% of children
4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed with ADHD in
2011.
AllAfrica.com -
Tanzania: Grappling With Effects of Alcohol At Night Clubs
Violent behaviour
in and around pubs, night clubs and Bars in Dar es Salaam presents a
significant public health, criminal justice and urban management
problem and in many of these incidents, alcohol has been consumed,
according to a survey.
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