The Foreigner (Norway) - Norway Liberals
liberate supermarket wine sales
It looks as though Norway might be moving
towards a more (foreign) shopper-oriented alcohol policy just over five months
before the general election. Last weekend’s national Party congress saw a
majority vote in favour of wine and beer over 4.75 per cent alcohol by volume
gracing the shelves of ordinary supermarkets and shops.
The Local (Denmark/Sweden) - Danish beer
bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden
A cartoon depiction of a topless woman has been
deemed too sexy for Sweden's state run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget,
forcing a brewery in Denmark to change the beer bottle's label for the Swedish
stores.
The Foriegner (Norway) - Supermarket wine
will never work, says Norway trade organisation
Norwegian alcohol industry players think
politicians and consumers will have a hangover after buying wine and strong beer
in supermarkets.
YLE.fi (Finland) - Alcohol industry claims
higher taxes will mean tax losses
Finland's alcohol beverage industry says that a
planned tax hike for its products will lead to more people buying cheaper drink
in Estonia, depriving Finland of hundreds of millions in tax revenues.
MedPage Today - Excess Alcohol Tied to
Diabetes Precursor
Prediabetes in younger patients with early-stage
hypertension may be one more risk to add to the list for heavy drinking, a study
showed.
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - Minimum alcohol
pricing may not happen over 'big, bossy government' fears
Minimum alcohol pricing may be scrapped over
fears the Coalition would seem like a "big bossy government cracking down on
people who don't have a problem", a health minister has admitted.
U.S. News & World Report (USA) - Drunk
Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
Less than one-third of the 4,700 annual underage
drinking-related deaths in the United States result from road crashes, according
to a new study.
Science Daily - Parents Can Help Their
Children Avoid Alcohol Pitfalls During Transition from High School to
College
Prior research has shown that the transition
from high school to college is a particularly vulnerable time, associated with
increased alcohol use and risk of negative alcohol-related consequences.
Medical Xpress (Australia) - Australians
drink to get drunk but want alcohol reforms
Australians are increasingly drinking alcohol to
get drunk but just one in five believe they drink too much.
UPI.com - Taste of beer, not alcohol, said
trigger of urge to drink more
Just the taste of beer, even without alcohol,
causes the release of brain chemicals that make us want to drink more and become
intoxicated, U.S. scientists say.
New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) - Alcohol
most available in Chch's poorest suburbs
People living in Christchurch's poorest suburbs
have the easiest access to booze and cause the most alcohol related harm.
KYW Newsradio - Study: People Consume More
Calories When Drinking Alcohol
If you feel like you’re eating more when you
drink alcohol, you’re probably right. According to a study by the National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, people consume more calories on days
they drink than on days when they don’t imbibe.
Irish Examiner (Ireland) - Expert: Ireland
operates as ‘conveyor belt’ for alcohol industry
Ireland operates as a “conveyor belt” for the
alcohol industry with 60,000 children starting to drink every single year, an
Oireachtas committee has heard.
aidsmap (EU) - Liver disease a major cause of
illness and death across the EU: action needed to save lives
Liver disease is the cause of a considerable
burden of illness across the European Union (EU), investigators report in The
Journal of Hepatology. The authors calculate that 170,000 deaths each year are
attributable to liver cirrhosis, with 47,000 of these caused by liver cancer.
The main causes of liver disease were excess alcohol consumption, viral
infections and obesity, all of which are “amenable to prevention and
treatment”.
Irish Independent (Ireland) - Doctors warn
alcohol sponsorship of sports 'grooming' child drinkers
DOCTORS today demanded a ban on alcohol
sponsorship of sporting events warning the drinks industry is “grooming” child
drinkers.
