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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Alcohol News - 46/2017

The Independent (Scotland) - Scotland to become first country with minimum price for alcohol sales
Scotland is set to become the first country in the world with a minimum price for alcohol sales after the UK’s highest court rejected an appeal from Scotch whisky manufacturers.
Cancer Research UK - Cancer Research UK develops alcohol tracker for Amazon Alexa
Cancer Research UK has created an Amazon Alexa Skill to allow users to track their alcohol consumption and help raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer. The My Alcohol Tracker* Skill has been launched to mark alcohol awareness week from Monday 13th November.
ERR News (Estonia) - Finance minister weighs calling off next planned alcohol excise duty hike
Minister of Finance Toomas Tõniste (IRL) has said that he has been keeping an eye on alcohol excise duty receipts and is considering proposing to call off the next planned alcohol excise duty hike, which is scheduled to take place next February.
Irish Times (Ireland) - Alcohol Bill enactment could be delayed until next year
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has conceded that the controversial legislation to reduce national alcohol intake may not now be enacted until next year.
The Guardian (UK) - The killer on Britain’s streets – super-strength alcohol
Lee, Martin and Zac are discussing the geography of super-strength alcohol, in a hostel for the homeless in Vauxhall, south London.
Technology Networks - Frequent Alcohol Drinking Kills New Brain Cells in Adults
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells residing in adult mouse brains. Because the brain stems cells create new nerve cells and are important to maintaining normal cognitive function, this study possibly opens a door to combating chronic alcoholism.
myGC.com.au - Drinking alcohol when trying to fall pregnant could increase child’s risk of obesity
Planning to have a baby? New research has put forward another reason for mums-to-be to avoid alcohol – to minimise the chance of your baby becoming obese later in life.
News-Medical.net - Smoking and alcohol consumption in OECD countries – country breakdown
Both smoking and alcohol consumption have been linked to several deadly diseases include coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease, strokes, diabetes, several cancers, liver diseases etc. Smoking is directly associated with lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
NDTV - Alcohol Consumption May Trigger Insomnia in Adolescents
Excessive drinking has long been linked to triggering a host of ailments. A team of American experts suggest that alcohol consumption during teenage may trigger sleeplessness and insomnia.
Daily Star - Little known danger of binge drinking exposed – you won’t believe the shocking side effect
Most people are familiar with the after-effects of a heavy night of drinking, but bingeing on alcohol can do much more damage than just a hangover.
HuffPost UK (UK) - Alcohol Awareness Week: How To Help A Loved One You Think Is Drinking Too Much
For many of us, drinking alcohol is part and parcel of socialising with friends or relaxing after work, meaning we often forget it’s a potentially debilitating drug.
The Courier (UK) - Impact of alcohol on families is too high says NHS Tayside
Tayside health chiefs are working to make vital changes to the region’s hugely damaging drinking culture.
Irish Times (Ireland) - Alcohol marketing expert puts onus on Government to avert crisis
An expert on international alcohol marketing has said correct government policy intervention can prevent a public health crisis.
The42 (Ireland) - It's time for sport to call time on alcohol sponsorship
That’s not just a statement of the bleeding obvious. It’s also the view of the good folk at CopyClear, a body the Irish advertising and drinks industries set up back in 2003 to self-regulate the marketing and promotion of alcohol.
Bendigo Advertiser (Australia) - Alcohol Policy Coalition raises 'alcohol harm zone' to curb harm, including alcohol-related family violence
IT might be Victoria’s third largest regional city, but the rate of alcohol-related family violence in Bendigo outstrips those of both Ballarat and Geelong.

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