Live Science - How Alcohol & Gut
Fungus Team Up to Damage Your Liver
Heavy drinking can
lead to liver disease, but a new study suggests that it's not just
the alcohol that damages the liver — fungi that commonly live in
the human gut appear to contribute to the disease as well.
American Institute
for Cancer Research - Just one alcoholic drink a day increases
breast cancer risk
Drinking just one
glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer
risk, finds a major new report by the American Institute for Cancer
Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
EurekAlert -
Moderate drinking may not ward off heart disease
Many people
believe that having a glass of wine with dinner--or moderately
drinking any kind of alcohol--will protect them from heart disease.
But a hard look at the evidence finds little support for that.
Scottish Daily
Record (Scotland) - New law to help limit teenagers access to
alcohol praised by top Monklands cop
Monklands police
are warning local residents about the consequences of helping
under-age drinkers get their hands on alcohol.
Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Working group meets to iron out details of alcohol law
reform
A governmental
working group convened yesterday to re-commence its discussions about
the upcoming reform of Finland's alcohol legislation more than a year
after finding an agreement on the reform bill, Outi Mäkelä (NCP), a
member of the working group, reveals to Uusi Suomi.
Science Daily -
Exposure to alcohol before birth may make drinking more appealing
to teens
Fetal alcohol
exposure (FAE) reduces the taste system’s responsiveness to the
bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic
beverages, new research shows. These factors make alcohol unappealing
to some people, but, for reasons that are unclear, are less of a
deterrent in young people exposed to alcohol before birth.
BBC News - When
mum or dad is an alcoholic
One in five
children in the UK are said to be negatively affected by their
parents' drinking, and the effects can last well into adulthood. Four
women - Karen, Liz, Hilary and Lynne - spoke to Jo Morris about
growing up with a parent dependent on alcohol.
Science Daily
(USA) - Tens of millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously
high levels, study finds
Nearly 32 million
adults in the United States consumed more than twice the number of
drinks considered binge drinking on at least one occasion, according
to a 2013 survey that asked about past-year drinking. This higher
level of drinking is associated with increased health and safety
risks.
Medical News Today
- Weight loss surgery may cause alcohol addiction
More and more
people in the United States are opting for bariatric, or weight loss,
surgery. However, new research finds that one of the most common
forms of weight loss surgery may raise the risk of alcohol
dependence.
Toronto Sun
(Canada) - Journalists’ brains below average due to alcohol and
caffeine: Study
According to a
study released Thursday by neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart in
association with the London Press Club, the highest functions of the
human brain operate at a lower level in journalists than the average
population.
South African
Broadcasting Corporation (South Africa) - Alcohol linked to recent
spike of rapes, murders
Gender-based
violence activists say alcohol is at the centre of most of the rapes
and murders experienced in recent weeks. The country has seen a rise
in the number of women and children who have been abused, raped or
killed, sparking public outrage.
Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - 35% of Canadian teens riding with alcohol-impaired
drivers: study
A new study has
found one in three high school students has ridden with a driver who
has been drinking, while nearly one in five has been in a car with a
driver who has smoked marijuana.
RTN Newspaper
(Spain) - Spain gets tougher on alcohol controls
INCREASED ALCOHOL
testing on Saturday and Sunday mornings is to be introduced on
Spanish roads following a string of tragic accidents involving
cyclists and drunk drivers in recent weeks.
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