Fox News - Heart
benefit of alcohol not seen in people with liver disease
Light to moderate
drinkers may have a lower risk of heart disease than teetotalers, but
a new study suggests this doesn't hold true for people with fatty
liver disease.
Forbes - Alcohol
May Affect Brain Function Differently In Men And Women
A new study
presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
conference this week finds that the brain cells of young men and
women may be affected differently by chronic alcohol use.
Belfast Newsletter
- 28% of adults can't enjoy holiday without alcohol
More than a
quarter (28%) of adults find it "impossible" to enjoy a
holiday without alcohol, according to a new study.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Alcohol rising: ‘Australians drink about 680
bottles of beer a year’
FOR or the first
time in nine years, alcohol consumption is up in Australia for the
first time in nine years, with the average person aged more than 15
knocking back a combined total of 9.7 litres of pure alcohol in 2016,
up from 9.52 litres in 2015.
The Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Study sparks call to change alcohol warning
system
Warnings on
alcoholic drinks do little to change the behaviour of younger
drinkers, an Australian study has found.
EconomyNext (Sri
Lanka) - Sri Lanka to review alcohol taxes; cut moonshine
Sri Lanka will
review alcohol taxes to link excise levies with alcohol content,
which will reduce the illicit alcohol industry, a government policy
document has said, ending interventionist taxes that has been linked
to corruption.
Glasgow Evening
Times (Scotland) - Women still confused about safe level of
alcohol during pregnancy
Experts say many
women are still unaware about the risks of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder associated with prenatal drinking.
AllAfrica.com
(South Africa) - South Africa: Western Cape to Toughen Alcohol
Controls
The six billion
rand generated by the Western Cape alcohol industry is a paltry sum,
not worth it when compared to the billions in lost revenue, and the
deaths, violence and brain-damaged children that are a result of
alcohol.
The Independent -
RYANAIR CLAIMS DRUNK PASSENGERS POSE A ‘THREAT TO SAFETY’
The row about
alcohol and aviation has intensified, with the boss of Europe’s
biggest budget airline telling The Independent that stag and hen
parties who drink heavily before a flight pose a “threat to
safety”.
The Nation
(Thailand) - Fears alcohol tax may increase hard-liquor
consumption
The Thai Health
Promotion Foundation expressed concern yesterday that the new alcohol
excise-tax structure would drive drinkers to consume more cheap white
liquor at the expense of their health.
Hartford Courant -
If You Drink, Consider Breast Cancer Link: Any Amount of Alcohol
Heightens Risk, Study Concludes
Women in
Connecticut and around the world might want to rethink at least the
wine in light of findings from a global research study that suggest
drinking any amount of alcohol raises a woman's risk of breast
cancer.
Cambrian News (UK)
- No-alcohol zones set to continue until at least 2020
NO-ALCOHOL zones
in Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Cardigan will continue until at least
2020, despite changes to legislation that will see current public
places orders coming to an end in October.
Business in
Cameroon (Cameroon) - Alcohol consumption: Cameroonians rank
behind Gabonese and Equatorial Guineans in CEMAC zone
Contrary to
widespread belief, Cameroonians are not the largest alcohol consumers
in Africa. According to a study that has just been published by the
World Health Organisation (WHO), a study that calculates the numbers
of litres of pure alcohol consumed by year and by inhabitant over the
age of 15 years, Cameroon comes in 12th position in Africa, out of 49
countries concerned by the survey.
Irish Health
(Ireland) - Alcohol is still leading addiction
The country's
largest private addiction rehabilitation centre has said that alcohol
is still the leading addiction it deals with, although treatment for
gambling addiction is rising among men.
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