Wall Street Journal - Women and
Alcohol: One Glass a Day Linked to Cancer
Even one small
glass of wine or beer a day increases the risk of women developing
breast cancer, according to a new report. Even the experts are
surprised by the results. WSJ's Tanya Rivero reports.
Addiction Now -
The effects of alcohol and marijuana on academic performance
Researchers from
various universities in Connecticut analyzed the combined impact of
alcohol and marijuana on the academic performance of college students
and found that even moderate use of both substances can negatively
impact a person’s grade point average (GPA).
Montreal Gazette
(Canada) - We're consuming less alcohol, but not thanks to the
Quebec government: poll
Quebecers are
drinking less alcohol than they did five years ago, although
statistics on excessive drinking in this province remain worrisome, a
survey made public Tuesday suggests.
Quartz (Africa) -
The global alcohol business is expanding in Africa and that’s
bad news for health
The alcohol
industry is doing exactly what the tobacco industry did several
decades ago to ensure growth and increase profits: expanding into
Africa as an underdeveloped market. As a result, exposure to alcohol
in African countries is expected to increase in the next few years.
With it comes alcohol-related health and social problems.
The Cambodia Daily
(Cambodia) - Government Bans Alcohol, Citing ‘Disorder’
The government has
issued a temporary nationwide ban on selling and consuming alcohol
over the weekend to avoid “disorder” during Sunday’s commune
elections, continuing a regular election policy in Cambodia.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol behind spike in people presenting to A and E
after self-harm on St Patrick's Day and other public holidays
Alcohol is behind
a spike in people presenting to A and E with self-harm injuries on
public holidays, with St Patrick's Day showing the highest numbers of
hospitalisations, new research suggests.
Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Finns Party unwilling to compromise on alcohol law
reform
The parliamentary
groups of the three ruling parties will convene today to seek common
ground on a bill to reform the alcohol legislation of Finland, after
failing to agree on a compromise proposal presented by the Centre
Party on Tuesday.
YLE News (Finland)
- Alcohol-induced injuries flood Finland's hospitals, public price
tag is high
A 2016 report from
Nordic Healthcare Group found that people with alcohol problems make
up one third of the patients seeking out urgent medical care in
Finland.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Calls to extend alcohol sale ban to Aboriginal
people at remote roadhouses in central Australia
More and more
alcohol is being illegally trafficked into the Aboriginal communities
of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands in
central Australia, an area that is officially 'dry'.
News-Medical.net -
Study finds direct link between adolescent lying and early alcohol
usage
Adolescents who
have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely
to start using alcohol at an earlier age, while excessive parental
supervision may aggravate rather than solve the problem.
Cyprus Mail
(Cyprus) - Teens’ easy access to alcohol a ‘huge problem’
MPs sounded the
alarm on Wednesday over the ease with which minors have access to
alcohol as they pondered a bill to raise the legal age for
consumption from 17 to 18.
Xinhua (Lithuania)
- Lithuania to raise legal drinking age, shorten alcohol selling
hours
Legal drinking age
would be increased to 20 years-old in Lithuania and further alcohol
selling hours restrictions would be introduced, the country's
parliament (Seimas) agreed on Thursday.
The Arctic Journal
(Greenland) - Unhappy hour
When discussing
alcohol consumption in Greenland, Denmark often provides a frame of
reference. Back in the 1980s, every resident over the age of 14 put
away 20 litres of alcohol a year, about twice as much as Danes. Since
then, consumption is down by more than half, and is now lower than in
Denmark, which has stayed the same.
STA - Slovenska
Tiskovna Agencija (Slovenia) - Parliament lifts ban on alcohol at
sports events
The National
Assembly has passed amendments to the act restricting the use of
alcohol that reverse a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages at
sporting events.
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