Bloomberg (Europe/WHO) - Europeans Are World’s Biggest Smokers and Drinkers: WHO
Europeans are the world’s biggest smokers and
drinkers, according to a World Health Organization report that says higher
prices on cigarettes and alcohol in the region may help curb the death and
disease they cause.
YLE.fi (Finland) - Alcohol a growing problem
among the elderly
Alcohol abuse among the elderly is a ticking
time bomb. Pensioners today have more years and more money to develop serious
drinking problems.
European Heart Journal (Denmark) - Exploring
causal associations between alcohol and coronary heart disease risk factors:
findings from a Mendelian randomization study in the Copenhagen General
Population Study
Our results show adverse effects of long-term
alcohol consumption on BP and BMI. We also found novel evidence for a
potentially beneficial effect on triglyceride levels, which needs further
replication.
The Nordic Page (Norway) - SV Wants More
Flexible Alcohol Sale in Norway
Norwegian Socialist Left Party (SV) proposes
allowance of beer sale whole day around the country. The proposal aims to give
the authority to municipalities for determining the nightlife and alcohol sale
without government guidelines, writes Klassekampen.
ERR News (Estonia) - Buses and Cabs Should
Adopt 'Alcohol Locks,' Says Expert
With no clear sign from the government on
whether to adopt alcohol interlock devices for vehicles, private companies
should take the initiative, a Road Administration official says.
Medical Xpress - Researchers find that
alcohol consumption damages brain's support cells
Alcohol consumption affects the brain in
multiple ways, ranging from acute changes in behavior to permanent molecular and
functional alterations. The general consensus is that in the brain, alcohol
targets mainly neurons.
Irish Examiner (Ireland) - National Alcohol
Awareness Week begins today
Ireland's first National Alcohol Awareness Week
begins today as the St Patrick's Day celebrations wind down for another
year.
Birmingham Mail (UK) - Alcohol-related
emergencies rise by 52% in four years
Ambulance crews are dealing with a massive rise
of booze-fuelled incidents caused by Britain’s alcohol-crazed culture.
Healio - Mortality risk greater among
patients with HCV who drank alcohol moderately, heavily
Patients with chronic hepatitis C who drank a
moderate amount of alcohol or more were at greater risk for death than controls
and patients with HCV who did not drink in a recent study.
The Guardian (UK) - In the battle against
alcohol abuse, the buck stops at the government
Whatever one thinks of minimum alcohol pricing
as an attempt to curb the temptation to buy cheap booze, one ought to be aware
that those who stand against it, stand against it in just the way that those
Benedictine monks do.
WalesOnline (Wales) - Chief Medical Officer
for Wales emphasises the importance of watching our alcohol
consumption
Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Ruth Hussey
emphasise the importance of watching our alcohol consumption.
Sudan Tribune (Sudan) - Sudan doesn’t host
‘alcohol and discotheque tourists’, says minister
The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed
Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his country will not allow visits by what
he described as “alcohol and discotheque tourists”.
The Guardian (UK) - Plans for minimum alcohol
pricing reportedly dropped after cabinet revolt
Home Secretary Theresa May appears to have
scored a victory by leading a cabinet revolt against minimum alcohol
prices.
The Guardian (UK) - Cameron and alcohol:
losing his bottle
The Conservative kickback against proposals to
put a floor under the price of cheap booze was predictable. There is a
libertarian strain in the party, and an ancient alliance between Britain's
brewers and the Tories, dating back at least to 1872, when Disraeli's favourite
clergyman, William Magee, told the Lords that he'd rather see England free than
that same England compulsorily sober.
KUHF-FM (USA) - Experts Say Even A Little
Alcohol Can Impair Driving
The spring months — March through May — mark the
most dangerous season on Texas roadways for alcohol-related traffic accidents.
That's why the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that
even "buzzed" driving is drunk driving.
EurekAlert - EASL calls on UK to tackle
alcohol consumption problem through implementation of minimum pricing
According to WHO, liver cirrhosis accounts for
1.8% (i.e. 170,000) of all deaths in Europe. In recent years liver cirrhosis has
become a serious health threat in some Western European countries such as
Ireland and the United Kingdom, where over the last 10 years the associated
mortality has increased.
Irish Examiner (Ireland) - Charities demand
Govt action on alcohol abuse in Ireland
Two national charities say the troubled Alcohol
Action Plan should be considered in order to reduce the cost of alcohol-related
harm.
Coffs Coast Advocate (Australia) - NSW
Government targeting alcohol abuse
THE NSW Government has demonstrated its
commitment to reducing alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour,
Minister Hospitality, George Souris, said.
