Medical News Today - Alcohol: Link
between liver and brain may control consumption
A hormone link
between the brain and the liver may control people's alcohol
consumption - depending on which version they carry of a particular
gene. This could be a target for treatments that reduce the desire
for alcohol in problem drinkers.
BMC Blogs Network
- Worrying gaps in people’s awareness of alcohol and cancer
Published today in
BMC Public Health a new study highlights worrying gaps in the UK
public's awareness of cancer risks associated with alcohol. Cancer
Research UK have previously presented the data from the study as a
report.
Medical Xpress
(Australia) - Students risking health with alcohol and energy
drink mix
Young people are
fuelling big nights out by drinking alcohol mixed with energy drinks
to help them party through the night, according to a new Victorian
government report.
The Korea Herald
(South Korea) - Convenience stores become biggest seller of
alcohol drinks
Convenience stores
have become the largest market for selling alcohol drinks, a market
report showed Wednesday, apparently due to more people choosing to
drink alone or with their families.
Eleven Myanmar
(Myanmar) - MPs want alcohol distilleries monitored
A proposal to
oversee the sewage treatment system of alcohol distilleries was
recorded by the Lower House on Tuesday. MP Aung Kyaw Kyaw Oo of
Hlaing Constituency submitted the proposal which was debated by 11
Mps.
TRBusiness
(Russia) - Russia’s Federal Agency calls for inflight alcohol
restrictions
Russia’s Federal
Air Transport Agency (FATA) held a top level round table on the
growing problem of dealing with unruly passengers last week, with
FATA head Alexander Neradko calling for new rules, the creation of
‘black lists’ of problem passengers and stiffer other penalties
for offenders.
Healio - Telephone
intervention effective for alcohol use disorder in military members
Motivational
interviewing with feedback delivered over the telephone reduced
drinking and alcohol dependence and increased substance use treatment
rates among active-duty military with untreated alcohol use
disorders.
AllAfrica.com
(Uganda) - Govt Bans Sale of Alcohol in Sachets
Government has
given alcohol manufacturers up to September 2017 to stop production
of alcohol in sachets or face the consequences of the law, Daily
Monitor has learnt.
Otago Daily Times
(New Zealand) - DCC makes case for alcohol restrictions
The Dunedin City
Council argued its case for alcohol restrictions after a supermarket
planner claimed its policy was a ''knee-jerk'' response not based on
evidence.
Knowridge Science
Report - A small amount of alcohol could mean trouble for women
Drinking too much
can make you feel bad the next morning, but for some women, drinking
more than a moderate amount could also be very dangerous.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Heaviest drinkers to be hit hardest by alcohol price
plan
Almost 15pc of
adults who drink to excess and favour the cheapest booze could be
affected by the Government's plan to introduce minimum pricing,
according to a new study.
Medical Xpress -
Initial hospital contact for alcohol issues predicts cirrhosis
An initial
hospital contact for alcohol problems is a significant predictor of
alcoholic liver cirrhosis, particularly for patients 40 to 59 years
and those diagnosed with harmful use or dependence, according to a
study published online Nov. 16 in Hepatology.
Flanders News
(Belgium) - "10 alcoholic drinks per week is enough!"
A new guideline
for alcohol consumption has been released by the Association for
Alcohol and Drugs Problems (VAD).
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