RARHA (EU) - RARHA Final Conference
happens this week in Lisbon
The Joint Action
Reducing Alcohol Related Harm final conference takes place on October
13-14 in Lisbon, Portugal. The insights from the Workgroups,
presented at the conference, have a strong accent on mutual member
states cooperation and knowledge sharing, spanning wide range of
topics on reducing alcohol related harm considering future challenges
and impact on public health policy in Europe.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Royal commission told foetal alcohol disorder and
hearing loss contributing to incarceration
Foetal alcohol
spectrum disorder and hearing loss were both likely impacts on the
high rates of Indigenous people in the child protection and criminal
justice systems, the royal commission has heard.
Medical News Today
- Parental absence increases chance of nicotine and alcohol use in
children
Rsearch published
this week in Archives of Disease in Childhood examines risky behavior
in children who have experienced parental absence. Adding to earlier
studies, the results show that behavioral changes begin earlier than
previously thought.
Kyiv Post
(Ukraine) - UNIAN: Ban on alcohol sales in Kyiv at night becomes
effective October 12
Business entities,
holders of relevant licences, are banned from selling alcohol as well
as soft alcoholic beverages and beer from 23:00 to 10:00.
The Asia
Foundation - In Asia (Cambodia) - Addressing Alcohol Abuse
Critical to Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Cambodia
In 2014,
Cambodia’s government endorsed its second National Action Plan for
Violence Against Women—one of a handful of critical steps the
country has taken recently in eliminating violence against women.
While this is good news, the overall prevalence rate of intimate
partner violence (IPV) in the last decade has changed little.
CNN - Kids
allowed sips of alcohol are more likely to drink in high school,
study says
If you've already
allowed your kids to take a little sip of your beer or wine from time
to time, you probably won't be pleased when you hear the findings of
a new report.
The Guardian (UK)
- I stopped drinking alcohol and discovered Sunday brunch
Last week I had
the joyous task of room-hunting in London. The majority of flatshares
I came across online were looking for candidates who were “young
professionals” (tick), “considerate” (tick), “tidy” (small
tick) and “willing to socialise from time to time over a beer or
glass of wine”. This is where I faltered.
Epilepsy Research
UK - Study Highlights The Link Between Excessive Alcohol Drinking
And SUDEP
The findings of a
study at Southern Illinois University suggest that alcohol withdrawal
in people with epilepsy (i.e. the alcohol-free period that follows a
prolonged period of regular/heavy drinking) increases the risk of
death following a seizure.
The Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Australians are drinking less alcohol as
prices rise and club trading hours fall, research shows
Australians' famed
boozing habits are on the wane, and increasing the price of alcohol
and reducing pubs and clubs' trading hours could be responsible, new
research suggests.
Yakima
Herald-Republic - Three Keystones of Breast Cancer Prevention:
Diet, Exercise, and Reducing Alcohol Consumption
So, you’re doing
regular breast self-exams, getting an office exam from your doctor
once in a while, and if you’re a bit older, you’re going in for
regular mammograms as well. You don’t have any family history of
breast cancer, so you’re in the clear, right?
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Irish cut out bread before alcohol to lose weight
People are more
likely to cut down on bread than alcohol in an effort to eat
healthily and lose weight, according to a survey that also suggests
people are using the internet to diagnose their ills and make
decisions on health.
thejournal.ie
(Ireland) - Budget 2017: Smokers have been hit hard again, but
alcohol and petrol are staying the same
The hike is the
only tax increase in Budget 2017, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan
said today. It means that there are no excise duty increases in the
other traditional ‘old reliables’ of alcohol or petrol.
Times of Malta
(Malta) - Zero alcohol limit for public transport drivers
Drivers of
minibuses, buses, taxis and chauffeur-driven cars would be barred
from drinking any alcohol at all while on duty under a proposal to
tackle drunk-driving.
The Sunday
Guardian - Link between alcohol and cancer is medically proven
The truth about
alcohol, unknown to many, is that it is listed as a “proven human
carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer,
which is affiliated to the World Health Organisation.
ChronicleLive (UK)
- Number of children affected by mothers drinking alcohol while
pregnant is 'snowballing'
The number of
children in care affected by their mothers drinking alcohol while
pregnant is “snowballing”, a doctor has warned.
Read more
MaltaToday (Malta)
- National Alcohol Policy to focus on drunk driving and underage
drinking
Minister for the
Family and Social Solidarity says government will be taking steps in
the coming days to address the problem of drunk driving.
Vanguard -
Reduction in alcohol remedies liver problems
Reduction in
intake of alcohol could help treat liver cirrhosis, Dr. Okezie
Emenike, an Abuja based medical doctor, has said.
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