BBC News - The
'dual stigma' of alcohol-related brain damage
Alcohol-related
brain damage, a condition similar to dementia, is poorly understood
and often missed by health professionals, a study by charity Alcohol
Change UK says.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Here is how much alcohol you have to buy each week to
put your health at risk
Alcohol is so
cheap now that it only costs men and women less than €10 to reach
their weekly low-risk guideline limit.
BBC News (UK) -
England failing to tackle alcohol 'epidemic', say researchers
Massive cuts to
alcohol rehab services mean a "national epidemic" of
alcohol-related problems is not being tackled, King's College London
researchers say.
BBC News
(Scotland) - Alcohol minimum pricing 'implemented effectively'
The new policy of
minimum unit pricing for alcohol (MUP) has been implemented
effectively, a report has found.
HuffPost - Why
Some People Have A Higher Alcohol Tolerance Than Others
You’ve probably
heard remarks like, “She could drink me under the table” or “He
is a total lightweight.” Those comments, which come with (dubious)
connotations of strength and weakness, are rooted in the concept of
alcohol tolerance.
CapeTalk (South
Africa) - Expert calls for better strategies to curb learners'
alcohol abuse
A 2011 study has
revealed that 66% of learners across the Westen Cape province are
abusing alcohol.
The Independent -
CRUISE ALCOHOL PACKAGES OFFERING 15 DRINKS A DAY CRITICISED
FOLLOWING P&O BRAWL
Alcohol packages
sold onboard cruise liners have been criticised following last
weekend’s mass brawl onboard a P&O ship.
ABC News - What
alcohol does to your body in the short and long term
Most Australian
adults will have at least an occasional drink and about half of us
are regular drinkers.
Science Daily -
Impaired brain activity in rats with family history of alcohol
abuse
Neural activity
that reflects the intention to drink alcohol is observed in the
prefrontal cortex and is blunted in rats with a family history of
excessive drinking, according to new research. This insight could
lead to novel treatments for alcohol use disorders.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - 1,100 kids treated for alcohol and drug-related
illnesses in hospitals last year
New figures show
that 1,100 children were treated for alcohol and drug-related
illnesses in our hospitals last year.
CNBC - Facebook
bans sales of alcohol and tobacco between users
All sales of
alcohol and tobacco will no longer be allowed between users on
Facebook and Instagram.
Hungary Today
(Hungary) - Toxicologist: Number of Alcohol Addicts in Hungary
Reaches 800,000
The number of
people suffering from alcohol addiction in Hungary is around 800,000,
and some 30,000 die annually of alcohol-related illnesses,
toxicologist Gábor Zacher told public news channel M1 on Monday.
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk
(UK) - Millennials ‘pressured’ into drinking, research claims
Millennials have
declared their peers are pressuring them to drink alcohol when
socialising and are five times more likely to undergo such strains
than older generations.
ABC News
(Australia) - Leaked draft of the National Alcohol Strategy shows
why Australia can't stop drinking
Australia's plan
for tackling alcohol abuse and harm has been compromised because of
meddling from the alcohol industry, health experts have warned.
Becker's Hospital
Review (USA) - 37.7% of midwives and nurse-midwives think drinking
alcohol is sometimes safe during pregnancy, study finds
Many midwives and
nurse-midwives underestimate the danger of alcohol consumption for
pregnant mothers, according to a study published June 11 in
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Older adults, not young people, behind forecast
increase in alcohol consumption – academics
Picture harmful
drinking and a teenager with a RTD might come to mind, not a retiree
with a glass of wine.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Bottles of alcohol will finally carrying information on healthy
drinking guidelines more than three years after new rule was
introduced
Alcohol firms will
finally put strict new drinking guidelines on bottle and can labels
three-and-a-half years after they were drawn up.
ScienceAlert -
'Second-Hand Drinking' Is The Public Health Problem You've
Probably Never Heard Of
It's easy to
imagine how second-hand smoke can impact an innocent bystander - most
of us have probably inhaled the smoke from someone else's tobacco
without wanting to. But it's not the only habit that can affect
others; 'second-hand drinking' is a thing, too.
Science Daily
(USA) - One in 10 older American adults currently binge drinks
More than a tenth
of U.S. adults age 65 and older currently binge drink, putting them
at risk for a range of health problems, according to a study by
researchers at NYU School of Medicine and the Center for Drug Use and
HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU College of Global Public Health.
Stylist Magazine -
“This is how it really feels to be the daughter of an alcoholic”
There are
estimated to be 589,101 dependent drinkers in England. Here, author
Jessica Andrews shares her story of growing up with an alcoholic
father, and explains why it’s so important that we open up the
conversation around alcoholism.
News ERR (Latvia)
- Latvia to lower excise duty rate on strong liquor Thursday
A 15 percent lower
excise duty rate on strong liquor is to enter into effect in Latvia
on Thursday. The reduced excise duty rate will apply through Feb. 29,
2020.
FairWarning -
Alcohol Causes Cancer. Should There Be a Warning Label on Bottles
and Cans?
There is a broad
scientific consensus that alcohol is a carcinogen, and that even
moderate drinking increases one’s chances of getting cancer. But
surveys show that most Americans remain unaware of that fact.
No comments:
Post a Comment