NHS Choices - No change to alcohol
guidelines for pregnancy
"There is
little evidence having the occasional drink while pregnant harms a
baby," reports the Mail Online. This follows a review of
international research looking at whether low-to-moderate alcohol
consumption – no more than 1 to 2 units, once or twice a week –
was linked with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
The Guardian -
Drinks industry downplaying alcohol-cancer link – report
The drinks
industry is misleading the public by downplaying and misrepresenting
the link between alcohol and cancer – especially breast cancer –
in a bid to protect its profits, new research claims.
Business Insider -
Analysts say that self-driving cars could make people drink more
alcohol
Self-driving cars
are going to transform city streets, making our roads safer and our
lives more efficient. But they will have other, less predictable
consequences too — like helping people get way more drunk.
TheCable - Alcohol
may cause premature delivery, researchers warn pregnant women
A research team
from Bristol University, UK, says light alcohol consumption during
pregnancy may lead to premature delivery.
Bangkok Post
(Thailand) - Cabinet gives OK to revised alcohol, tobacco excise
tax
The cabinet on
Tuesday approved ministerial regulations to set the new excise tax
rates for alcohol, cigarettes and playing cards.
The Times (UK) -
Cuts in services to fight alcohol abuse ‘false economy’, says
BMA
Doctors have
criticised the Scottish government for cutting the budget to help
people with drug and alcohol problems, calling it a false economy.
Prague Daily
Monitor - Czech study: Alcohol abuse cuts length of life by over
20 years
Excessive use of
alcohol cuts the life expectancy by more than 20 years, a recent
study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NUDZ) has found,
NUDZ spokesman Jan Cervenka told CTK.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Alcohol a factor ‘in 85% of suicides’ of men aged
over 40 in Cork
About 85 per cent
of men over the age of 40 who took their own lives in Cork in the
last nine years had a history of alcohol abuse, a public meeting has
heard.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - Alcohol and rugby: 'Education doesn't change
behaviour'
New
recommendations to improve the culture of New Zealand rugby have been
criticised by Alcohol Healthwatch, which argues the sport can't move
forward until the role of alcohol is taken more seriously.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - HSE suggests parents organise alcohol-free
celebrations
Parents are being
asked to take steps to ensure their teenage children celebrate their
Junior Certificate exam results safely and are aware of the dangers
of underage drinking.
Independent Online
(South Africa) - Alcohol abuse costs SA billions
The financial cost
of alcohol-related harms to South Africa’s economy is not worth the
billions of rand the industry makes each year.
The South African
(South Africa) - Western Cape wants to get even tougher on 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.
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