Metro - Drinking
alcohol can weaken your immune system and leave you more vulnerable
to viruses
Not
only is using alcohol as an anxiety antidote really bad for your
mental health, experts also say that too much booze can weaken your
immune system.
BreakingNews.ie
(Ireland) - Irish people drinking less alcohol, figures show
Irish
people are now drinking less alcohol than in previous years,
according to new provisional figures from Revenue.
The
Conversation AU (Australia) - Alcohol warning labels need to
inform women of the true harms of drinking during pregnancy
Federal
and state ministers will meet tomorrow to decide whether to compel
alcohol manufacturers to include clear labels on all alcohol products
that warn against the harms of drinking while pregnant.
Deutsche
Welle (Germany) - East Germans drink more alcohol, eat better
Germans
in former East Germany engage in risky alcohol consumption more than
their western peers do — but they also eat more nutritiously, a
scientific study has found. Researchers also did a south-north
comparison.
Brisbane
Times (Australia) - Alcohol labelling: Poll shows many still in
dark over risk during pregnancy
If
health experts win ministerial support on Friday, all alcoholic
drinks will carry red and black labels, saying "health warning"
and showing a pregnant woman in silhouette lifting a wine glass to
her mouth.
BBC
News (UK) - Alcohol-related brain damage: 'I was paid in lager to
babysit'
A
woman who was paid in lager to babysit as a teenager went on to
develop alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) following 20 years of
drinking.
Technology
Networks - Why Does Alcohol Kill So Many Men in Eastern Europe?
In
some former Soviet bloc countries, men often die early due to alcohol
abuse. Alcoholism-related mortality varies considerably from one
region to another, according to a study in the European part of
Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland.
Movendi
- Myths and Truths About Alcohol and COVID-19
Last
week at least 44 people have died in Iran due to alcohol poisoning as
they believed myths about alcohol’s properties to kill the
coronavirus. In an attempt to protect themselves from COVID-19, they
consumed large amounts of home-made liquor.
Scottish
Daily Record (Scotland) - Hundreds of children get A&E help
after taking drink or drugs
Almost
200 children aged 14 and under have been treated for drug or alcohol
issues at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Eurekalert
- Sobering new data on drinking and driving: 15% of US
alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the
legal limit
Accidents
involving drivers testing below legal blood alcohol concentration
limits are more likely to cause harm to others than drivers with
levels at or above the limit, according to a new study in the
American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
IAS
- Does the size of a wine glass affect how much we drink?
The
size of wine glasses that are used in bars and restaurants varies
considerably – from the modest 'Paris Goblet' holding 190ml, to
glasses for red wine capable of holding half a litre, that are often
favoured in restaurants.
ERR
News - Government bans nighttime sales of alcohol
Alcohol
will not be sold in Estonia between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. until the end
of the emergency situation after the government approved measures at
an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday. The new restrictions include all
food outlets and accommodation facilities.
STAP (Netherlands) - No
Holland Heineken House at the Olympics in Tokyo
For
the first time since 1992, there will be no Holland Heineken House at
the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF)
took this decision given the consequences of the spread of the
coronavirus.
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