Herald
Scotland (UK) - Minimum unit pricing for alcohol should be
introduced across UK if successful in Scotland
Minimum
unit pricing for alcohol should be introduced across the UK if it
proves a success in Scotland, a Lords committee has urged.
The
Register-Guard (USA) - Lawmakers introduce bill that would ban
alcohol on Oregon’s beaches
Drinking
alcohol on Oregon’s public beaches would become a crime under a
bill introduced Tuesday in the state Legislature.
The
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Sweeping changes to alcohol
tax and regulation urged on Turnbull government
Drinkers
would pay far less for a bottle of vodka but much more for cask wine,
while booze would be available from supermarkets and corner stores,
under major reforms to alcohol regulation being urged on the federal
government.
DutchNews.nl
(Netherlands) - Dutch pilots call for unruly passenger blacklist,
better alcohol controls at Schiphol
Dutch
pilots unions are calling for tighter controls on the sale of alcohol
at Schiphol airport and a blacklist of passengers who misbehave,
reports television programme Brandpunt on Tuesday.
Science
Daily (Finland) - Risky alcohol consumption can increase at time
of retirement
Every
tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at
the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the
increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases
during the retirement.
WBUR
- How We Doctors Are Failing Our Patients Who Drink Too Much
The
middle-aged man in my exam room wasn’t an alcoholic. At least,
that’s what he declared to me as I asked him questions about his
drinking.
Science
Daily - Alcohol abuse even before
pregnancy may harm offspring
Mothers
who binge drink before they become pregnant may be more likely to
have children with high blood sugar and other changes in glucose
function that increase their risk of developing diabetes as adults,
according to a new study.
KBBI
(USA) - Alcohol And Drug Abuse In Alaska
Rack Up Annual Cost of Billions
The
total costs from alcohol and drug abuse and dependence in Alaska are
more than $3 billion per year. Those numbers are according to a new
Alaska Mental Health Trust report completed by the McDowell Group.
Irish
Independent (Ireland) - Irish teens
'drinking alcohol out of oranges and hairbrushes'
A
universal approach is needed to tackle underage drinking as Irish
teens resort to sneaking alcohol into hairbrush handles and injecting
it into oranges, TD Anne Rabbitte has said.
Medscape
- Message About Alcohol Use and CV Risk
Should Be 'More Nuanced' Than It Now Is
Moderate
intake of alcoholic drinks is associated with a lower risk of only
some cardiovascular diseases, not all, compared with either
abstinence or heavy drinking, suggests research conducted in the UK.
CBS
News (USA) - More older women are
drinking hard
More
older American women than ever are drinking — and drinking hard, a
new study shows.
Aberdeen
Evening Express (UK) - CASH SPENT ON
HARMFUL DRINKING IN NORTH-COULD COULD PAY FOR A NEW HOSPITAL
Harmful
drinking is costing the North-east’s public services more than £250
million a year, the Evening Express can reveal today.
EurekAlert
(Kenya) - Curbing alcohol to fight HIV
could save money in Kenya
Public
health research shows that alcohol may be a factor in more than 13
percent of deaths due to infectious diseases, including HIV. Drinking
undermines the fight against the virus in two main ways, researchers
have found: it makes transmission through risky sex more likely and
undermines health by relaxing the rigor with which infected people
take virus-suppressing medicine.
Greek
Reporter (Greece) - Athens University:
Study Shows Greeks Drink Less Alcohol in Excess Compared to EU
Average
Athens
University’s Mental Health Research Institute carried out a study
in June 2015 which showed that two in 10 Greeks claim to have drank
alcohol excessively in a one-year period.
Herald
Sun (Australia) - New domestic violence
laws may ban alcohol from victims homes
WOMEN
would be able to ban alcohol from their homes and boozed-up thugs who
repeatedly commit domestic violence barred from licensed venues,
under a plan put to the State Government.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - Twenty-four hour drinking has led
to a surge in violent crime in city centres, police warn
Twenty-four
hour drinking has led to a surge in violent crime in towns and
cities, police have said as a new report branded measures to tackle
the problem a failure.
eNCA
(Malawi) - Malawi urged to ban cheap
super-strong liquor destroying young lives
Four
years ago, Malawian teenager Anthony had ambitions to become a
doctor, but in his last year at school he was diagnosed with liver
cirrhosis after becoming hooked on cheap, strong liquor.
Public
Health Journal - Alcohol and healthy
ageing: a challenge for alcohol policy
These
findings highlight processes that can result in changes in drinking
habits and routines. Whilst these processes can be associated with a
reduction or cessation of alcohol use as people age, they can also be
associated with increased risk of harmful alcohol consumption.
Knowridge
Science Report - How drinking alcohol
can raise your cancer risk
Most
people know that heavy alcohol drinking can cause health problems.
But many people might not know that drinking alcohol can raise their
cancer risk.
NorrioNews
- Expert says tobacco, alcohol
consumption could cause oral cancer
An
Associate Professor of Community Dentistry at the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Omolara Uti, on Wednesday said that
tobacco use and consistent heavy consumption of alcohol could cause
oral cancer.
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