The Copenhagen Post (Denmark) - Proposed
fines would send “clear signal” against underage drinking
Retailers will face stiffer penalties for
selling tobacco or hard alcohol to anyone under 18, according to a proposal
currently before parliament.
Postimees (Estonia) - Estonian parlt
considers measures to restrict availability of alcohol
Members of the Estonian parliament's social
affairs and finance committees found at a joint meeting on Monday that more
efficient measures are called for to restrict the accessibility and advertising
of alcoholic beverages.
Radio Sweden (Sweden) - Alcohol busts on the
rise in Sweden
Swedish Customs expects the amount of
confiscated alcohol in Sweden to double this year since it has received extended
powers to search for and confiscate alcohol and tobacco products with excise
duties.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
(Norway) - Different drinking habits among partners may lead to
divorce
Both the amounts and similarity in alcohol use
patterns between partners are important risk factors for divorce. It is worst if
the wife drinks more than her husband, according to a new study from the
Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Informa (Estonia) - Making sense of risk:
Young Estonians drink-driving
In Estonia, young people driving under the
influence of alcohol is an issue of social concern. In 2009, half of the
intoxicated drivers who were involved in traffic accidents were under the age of
30. To understand the phenomenon in a wider perspective, the motives and reasons
behind drink-driving need to be understood.
San Francisco Chronicle - Alcohol said to
have big role in cancer
Even moderate alcohol use may substantially
raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to a study released Thursday
offering the first comprehensive update of alcohol-related cancer deaths in
decades.
Reuters (Egypt) - Alcohol sale to be banned
in Egypt's new suburbs
Two years after the Egyptian revolution that
ousted an authoritarian regime, liberals are increasingly concerned that the
ruling Islamists are out to curb personal freedoms and build a society in their
own image.
Channel 4 News (UK) - Doctors call for
alcohol tests during pregnancy
As doctors call for pregnant women to be tested
for alcohol intake, Channel 4 News speaks to youngsters left permanently brain
damaged by their mothers' drinking.
The Telegraph (Australia) - No alcohol while
baby is breastfeeding, says National Heath and Medical Research
Council
THE latest infant feeding guidelines have warned
against drinking alcohol while breastfeeding because it is associated with
deficits in a baby's psychomotor development and disrupts sleep patterns.
The West Australian (Autralia) - Alcohol ban
at school sports
Perth's elite private boys' schools have banned
spectators from drinking alcohol during interschool sport fixtures or risk the
match being forfeited.
The Southern Reporter (Scotland) - How
alcohol affects your community
THE Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile was
compiled over 12 months by Susan Walker, of the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership,
and Erin Murray of Scottish Borders Council. As well as looking at the impact on
frontline services, it shows how many people from each town and village in the
region are involved in incidents which either find them taken to hospital or
result in them being spoken to by a police officer.
Daily Mail - Alcohol is 'responsible for 4%
of cancer deaths' but doctors are failing to emphasise the risks, warn
experts
Alcohol is responsible for four per cent of all
cancer deaths with the significant risk to drinkers 'hiding in plain sight',
according to experts.
Express.co.uk (UK) - Drink up: Alcohol tax
set to rise
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to stick
to the excise duty escalator, which since 2008 has seen the duty rise each year
by two per cent above inflation.
Science Daily - Alcohol Consumption May Be in
Response to Smoking Cessation
New findings by researchers at The University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health may
help identify situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher
risk of relapse.
Daily Bhaskar (India) - Bihar: BJP minister
calls for prohibition on alcohol
Bihar Health Minister Ashwini Kumar Chaube on
Saturday called for imposition of prohibition on alcohol in the state and urged
women to spearhead a movement in this regard.
Examiner.com - Journal: Alcohol causes
depression rather than curing it
Bouts of depression are often the direct result
of alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of
Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. In a February 12 preview of the article, the
researchers linked alcohol abuse and the disease of alcoholism to a third of
depressive episodes. These periods of depression are different than depressive
episodes caused by other life events.
RedOrbit - Clinicians May Miss 3/4 Of Alcohol
Problems By Guessing
By relying on hunches rather than posing a few
screening questions, primary care clinicians may be missing three-fourths of the
alcohol problems in their patients, a newly released analysis shows.
PharmaTimes (EU) - Treatment for alcoholism
'would save thousands'
Thousands of lives could be saved across the EU
every year if therapy was used more frequently in alcohol-dependent patients,
according to a new study.
BBC News (Isle of Man) - Isle of Man
alcoholism affects thousands
About 10,000 people on the Isle of Man are
thought to be affected by the problem of alcoholism, according to a local
helpline service.
AfricaNews (Malawi) - Alcohol draining
Malawi’s development resources
Stewart was a heavy goods vehicle driver based
in Lilongwe and used to travel alot-transporting goods between Malawi and the
country's neighbors.
