The Independent -
CONSUMING ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY CAN AFFECT BIRTH WEIGHT AND
COGNITIVE FUNCTION, STUDY CONFIRMS
Drinking
alcohol during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight and poor
cognitive function, according to scientists.
BBC
News (Scotland) - Alcohol off-sales fall in first year of minimum
pricing
The
amount of alcohol sold in Scotland's shops fell during the first year
of minimum pricing but sales increased south of the border.
Medical
Xpress - Making cancer risks clear boosts public support for
higher alcohol prices
People
who learn alcohol is a carcinogen—fewer than 25 percent of
Canadians who consume alcohol are aware it can cause cancer—are
almost two times more likely to support policies that raise the price
of beer, wine and spirits.
Nursing
Times (UK) - Reversal of alcohol duty cuts ‘would fund 40,000
nurses’
A
group of leading health and care organisations has written to the
chancellor calling for an increase in alcohol duty to help pay for
more nurses and other key services.
Futurity:
Research News - TWO TRAITS MAY LINK MAJOR DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOL
DEPENDENCE
New
research may uncover key predictors for the combination of major
depressive disorder and alcohol use dependence—information that
could aid in both prevention and treatment.
Irish
Examiner (Ireland) - Beyond Dry January: Is it time to reassess
our relationship with alcohol in the longer term?
Many
of us entered 2020 promising to give up alcohol for a month and, if
you’ve stuck with it, steering clear of booze for that long can
feel like a huge achievement. But will you be breathing a sigh of
relief and hitting the bar hard in February? Or has a month off given
you a slightly different outlook?
Delano.lu
(Luxembourg) - STRATEGY TO REDUCE ALCOHOL ABUSE TARGETS YOUNGSTERS
The
government’s national action plan to tackle the misuse of alcohol
has been approved by the Council of State.
The
Australian (Australia) - Breaking free from alcohol, our most
dangerous drug
Yesterday,
on Australia Day, I was sober for 50 years. Since I stopped drinking
and drugging on January 26, 1970, Alcoholics Anonymous has continued
to teach me that for an alcoholic one drink is too many and 100 is
not enough.
CapeTalk
(South Africa) - New law on 0% blood-alcohol limit for drivers to
be strictly enforced, says FARR
Zero-tolerance
for drunk drivers is the way to go, says the Foundation for Alcohol
Related Research. The Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR)
says it supports the incoming law taking a zero-tolerance approach to
drunk driving.
YLE
News (Finland) - Can "Dry January" help quench Finland's
thirst for alcohol?
Many
people in Finland are wrapping up a month of abstinence from alcohol,
known as “tipaton tammikuu” or Dry January in English. Annika
Eloranta of the Network for Preventive Substance Abuse Work (EPT)
told All Points North that Finns drink 10.4 litres of hard liquor per
person each year, a number that was declining but has bubbled up
slightly in recent years.
TASS
(Russia) - Aeroflot to return alcoholic beverages in economy class
flights
Russia's
Aeroflot will return alcoholic beverages in economy class flights
starting February 1, the company told TASS on Thursday.
UrduPoint
(Russia) - Nearly Third Of Crimes In Russia Committed Under
Alcohol Influence – Statistics
Almost
one in three offenses in Russia were committed last year under the
influence of spirits, official figures published Monday by the
Interior Ministry showed.
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