Smithsonian - From
Budweiser to Heineken, Alcohol Brands Are Rampant in Hollywood Films
This kind of scene
is no accident, contends new research being presented Tuesday at the
2017 annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Alcohol brand
placement has nearly doubled over the past two decades, the authors
find, and most of that is likely paid product placement.
EURACTIV
(Lithuania) - Lithuania’s new alcohol package raises eyebrows in
industry
The Lithuanian
government has unveiled new policy measures aimed at tackling
alcohol-related harm, including increasing the legal age for buying
and consuming alcoholic drinks.
The Guardian (UK)
- More than a quarter of young adults in the UK do not drink
alcohol – in data
Young adults in
the UK are more likely to be teetotallers than their older
counterparts, according to figures released this week. More than a
quarter of 16- to 24-year-olds do not drink, compared with just over
a fifth of the broader adult population.
The Independent
(UK) - Number of Britons regularly drinking alcohol drops to
12-year low
Booze Britain has
lost some of its fizz, according to new figures, which show drinking
levels have fallen to their lowest in more than a decade.
VICE - Ten
Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Recovering Alcoholic
Alcohol is all fun
and games until it's not anymore. It's clear that heavy drinking
damages your insides—and possibly some relationships and bar
stools. But much more can be destroyed when people start to become
dependent on alcohol—which the NHS estimates in the UK is about 9
percent of men and 4 percent of women.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Five alcohol companies paid no corporate tax for two
years, analysis reveals
An analysis of the
13 largest foreign and Australian-owned alcohol producers shows five
paid no corporate tax in 2013-14 and 2014-15, while two paid well
below the statutory rate of 30%.
Daily Mail -
Drinking just HALF a bottle of wine a week may increase the risk
of breast cancer recurrence in women
Drinking just half
a bottle of wine a week may increase the risk of breast cancer
returning for survivors of the disease, a new study has found.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - Calls to ban alcohol sponsorship in sport
Researchers are
calling for a ban of alcohol sponsorship in sport after a study found
audiences were exposed to a high frequency of alcohol marketing
during sport broadcasts.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - More than half of suicides linked to alcohol,
all-Ireland forum told
More than half of
all suicides on the island of Ireland are likely to involve alcohol,
a forum on alcohol, self-harm and suicide was told on Wednesday.
BBC Sport (UK) -
FA 'considering' relationship with gambling and alcohol firms -
Greg Clarke
The Football
Association is "considering" its relationship with gambling
firms and alcohol companies, says the governing body's chairman.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Health Canada surveys drinkers in Yukon and N.W.T.
Health Canada is
funding a new study that will attempt to shed light on drinking
habits in the North, and what people know and believe about booze.
The Daily Vox
(South Africa) - An Alcohol Advertising Ban Could Improve Public
Healthcare
In the first part
of this series we looked at how little legislation regulating alcohol
advertising there is, and how the industry has been left to regulate
itself. Muhammad Zakaria Suleman asks whether self-regulation is
enough or whether alcohol advertising should be banned.
NH1 News (USA) -
Report: Drug and alcohol misuse cost NH over $2.3 billion annually
The report,
released Monday morning by the group New Futures, estimates that drug
and alcohol misuse cost New Hampshire economy more than $2.36 billion
in 2014. That’s equal to $1,780 for every person in the state, and
it’s equal to 3.32% of New Hampshire’s annual gross product,
according to the report.
dailytelegraph.com.au
(Australia) - Northern beaches health: Data reveals we have risky
drinkers and high breast cancer deaths
NEW health
statistics reveal that although we are pretty healthy on the northern
beaches, we drink too much and there is a worryingly high number of
people dying from breast cancer.
TRBusiness (UK) -
Airlines UK calls for action on big issues including alcohol
The UK industry
association Airlines UK has set out several issues it wants any
newly-elected UK Government to address after net month’s election,
including criminalising passenger consumption of personal alcohol
brought onboard as duty free or travel retail purchases.
eMaxHealth -
Alcohol May Increase Risk of Skin Condition in Women
Drinking alcohol
has a number of effects on the body that can impact the skin, says a
board-certified dermatologist.
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