NordAN (Sweden) - Sweden: 85 per cent are unaware that alcohol increases the risk of developing breast cancer
85 per cent of Swedes are not aware that alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer. Moreover, few know that even low levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk. This is revealed by a new survey by Novus, released in conjunction with International Breast Cancer Awareness Month occurring in October.
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Medical News Today - Drinking less alcohol
linked to healthier brain in new study
A new study reports that reducing drinking – whether that means abstaining
completely or just cutting back – is good for the brain health of people who
have alcohol use disorder.
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CBS News - Researchers studying link
between breast cancer and alcohol
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland
are studying the link between breast cancer and alcohol. Drinking could
increase the chances of cancer for women of all ages, but scientists are now
trying to pinpoint why and who might be most impacted.
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News.com.au (Australia) - Health groups
call for graphic warning labels on alcoholic beverages
Australians could soon see confronting health warnings printed on liquor
bottles after the federal government confirmed it was seeking advice on new
ways to raise awareness about high risks of alcohol consumption.
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GOV.UK (UK) - Government seeks views on
improving alcohol treatment services
Public consultation launched on first UK-wide guidelines for clinical
treatment of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence.
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ERR News (Latvia) - Latvia takes plunge on
raising its alcohol and tobacco excise duties
Latvia plans to gradually phase in alcohol and tobacco excise hikes over
the course of three years, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK)
reported Thursday, though its finance ministry says the hope is that this will
not reverse the current situation and make Latvia the most expensive of the
three Baltic states, in this product sector.
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POLITICO (UK) - Alcohol a ‘frequent factor’
in rule-breaching behavior in Westminster, complaints body finds
The drinking culture in Westminster has come under attack in a report from
a parliamentary watchdog. In its fifth annual report summarizing the last year,
the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme — the U.K. parliament’s
official complaints system — said that the “culture of drinking in Westminster”
was a “frequent factor” in conduct-breaching incidents in the parliamentary
bars, at external events, and in post-work socializing.
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Belfast Telegraph (Northern Ireland) - Alcohol
watchdog warns of dangers of ‘bottomless brunch’ and issues guidance to NI
venues
The head of an alcohol
watchdog has hit out at the trend of ‘bottomless brunches’ for promoting
excessive alcohol consumption after nine complaints were made about the
promotion in Northern Ireland.
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The Irish Independent (Ireland)
- ‘Alarming’ – almost half of drivers in road crashes this year were not
tested in hospital for alcohol or drugs
Almost half of injured drivers involved in serious or fatal collisions were
not tested for intoxicants in hospitals this year.
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UBC Faculty of
Medicine (Canada) - New Canadian guideline for treating high-risk drinking,
alcohol use disorder
The first-ever Canadian guideline for treating high-risk drinking and
alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been published by the BC Centre on Substance Use
(BCCSU), a UBC Faculty of Medicine research centre housed within Providence
Health Care and Providence Research.
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Think Global Health
(Philippines) - The Philippines’s Blind Spot for Alcohol
espite the cost and harm alcohol consumption causes in the Philippines,
alcohol companies there are deeply intertwined with the national government in
decades-old relationships that only deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Population Europe - Fathers’
parental leave protects against alcohol-related morbidity
New study shows a substantial reduction in alcohol-related hospitalisation
rates within the two years after birth for fathers of children born following
the "Father's quota" implementation in Sweden.
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NordAN (Finland) - Thesis:
Challenges faced by young adults exposed to prenatal substance use
Niina-Maria Nissinen's doctoral dissertation provides information on
secondary disorders, such as educational challenges, long-term financial
assistance problems, and mental health issues experienced by young people
exposed to substances during pregnancy.
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IAS Blog - There’s
no such thing as ‘good quality’ alcohol
We are used to thinking about quality in the products we choose to buy,
whether its clothing, food, or alcohol. But is there any truth to this when it
comes to alcohol, or is it simply a marketing ploy by the alcohol industry?
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