NL Times (Netherlands)
- MORE NETHERLANDS RESIDENTS STICKING TO ONE GLASS OF ALCOHOL PER
DAY
More
and more people in the Netherlands do not drink alcohol at all or at
most one glass per day, thereby complying with the Health Council
guideline on alcohol use. Women and older people are most likely to
comply with this guideline, according to the Lifestyle Monitor by
Statistics Netherlands in collaboration with public health institute
RIVM and the Trimbos Institute.
ERR
News (Estonia) - Economics affairs minister: Alcohol sales limits
won't harm businesses
Economic
affairs minister Taavi Aas (Center) says that he supports the city
government's plan to restrcit alcohol sales in the capital's bars,
nightclubs and other entertainment venues.
NDTV
- Drinking Alcohol Will Not Protect You From Coronavirus: WHO
Coronavirus
outbreak: Several myths regarding the novel coronavirus are doing the
rounds. One of them is that drinking alcohol can kill the deadly
virus. The World Health Organization busts this myth. Read here to
know what it has to say.
ERR
News (Estonia) - Study: Proportion of Estonians buying alcohol in
Latvia down to 33 percent
A
study by the Estonian Institute of Economic Research indicates that
cross-border trade began declining immediately after cuts to the
excise duty rate on alcohol were implemented in Estonia in July 2019.
Mental
Daily - Excessive Alcohol Consumption Linked To Decreased Bone
Formation Among HIV Patients
Excessive
alcohol use could result in decreased bone formation among people
suffering from HIV, a new study suggests, as published in the journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
The
Moscow Times (Russia) - Alcohol Deaths Plummet as ‘Warmest
Winter’ Hits Russia
Experts
are attributing a sharp drop in the number of deaths from alcohol
poisoning in Russia to the unseasonably warm winter.
Country
News (Australia) - Alcohol ‘too easy’ for minors to buy online
New
research has found alcohol is too easy to buy online for under-18s
and people with an alcohol dependency.
Express.co.uk
(Spain) - Spain holidays: Majorca alcohol crackdown ramps up as
Magaluf bars flout new ban
SPAIN
holidays are hugely popular with British tourists with many flooding
to the country's islands in search of sun, sea and sand. Alcohol is a
big part of holidays to Majorca and Ibiza for many - but the
government is now cracking down on boozing.
Stuff.co.nz
(New Zealand) - Alcohol permanently banned at Christchurch rugby
league games
Alcohol
will be permanently banned from rugby league games played at
Christchurch parks. Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) called for the ban
after the 2018 season when 70 per cent of clubs indicated they were
dealing with alcohol-related misconduct each week.
FM104
(Ireland) - Health experts call for crackdown on alcohol ads
There's
a call from health professionals to deal with booze the same way we
did with smoking. They believe we need to be tougher on ads about
alcohol.
The
Irish Times (Ireland) - Drinks industry lobbyists met Government
members and officials 361 times in 2018
Drinks
industry lobbyists met Government ministers, senior officials and
Oireachtas members more than 350 times the year the Dáil debated
legislation aimed at combating harmful alcohol consumption.
Balance
North East - Alcohol industry misleading consumers about drinking
guidelines
Balance
is calling for mandatory health information to be included on all
alcohol product labels, as a new investigation reveals that alcohol
companies are still keeping consumers in the dark.
IAS
(UK) - MUP – let’s not lose another decade to alcohol harm
Like
a warning bell from times past, Michael Marmot’s ten-year review on
widening health inequalities underlined a lost decade of health and
the consequences of inaction, with our most deprived communities
bearing the brunt. And at the same time, we have seen publication of
some of the compelling and most shocking evidence yet to expose how
cheap alcohol is widening this chasm between North and South.
PAHO
- Webinar: Global Alcohol Policy Conference: what happened and
what lessons can be used in the Region
The
outcomes and of the Conference will be disscused on a webinar on
Wednesday, 18 March, 2020, titled "Global Alcohol Policy
Conference: what happened and what lessons can be used in the
Region".
IEG
Policy - The next DGA should advise that even light drinking can
increase cancer risk, CFA says
After
pushing last year for cancer warning labels on alcohol, the Consumer
Federation of America (CFA) has now brought a similar request to the
2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC).
Alcohol
Action Ireland (Ireland) - NEW GOVERNMENT MUST MAKE IMPLEMENTATION
OF LIFE-SAVING LEGISLATION A PRIORITY
As
a global policy conference on alcohol convenes in Dublin this Monday
(9th March), the CEOs of Mental Health Ireland and Alcohol Action
Ireland say that lives are being lost due to the stalling of
implementation of the Public Health Alcohol Act (PHAA).
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