Medical Daily (Finland) - Just One Alcoholic
Drink a Day Could Lower Your Ability to Learn New Things
New study, from researchers at Rutgers
University and the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, has suggested that even
moderate drinking could place drinkers at risk. Lead author Megan Anderson and
her colleagues state that moderate drinking could place imbibers at risk for
lower production of brain cells and decreased ability for certain types of
learning.
Helsinki Times (Finland) - The disadvantages
of alcohol increased five-fold in 20 years
“THE disadvantages for society caused by
drinking in Finland have increased five-fold in 20 years, a yet unpublished
study by the University of Eastern Finland reports. This year alone will result
in a loss of a billion euro, as the loss is compared with Finland’s gross
domestic product. In 1990 the drinking deficit amounted to 212 million euro.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norway) - Alcohol plus
medicine – a dangerous combination in traffic
The accident risk is very high if a driver
combines alcohol with hypnotic or sedative medicines. This is the finding from a
recent study by researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, in
collaboration with Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal and the Norwegian
Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research.
Baltimore Sun (USA) - Alcohol companies
target African-American youth
It is no secret that for decades, tobacco
companies have filled disadvantaged communities with advertising and marketing
attracting generations of young people of color to the products they peddle. A
new report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that alcohol companies are taking a page
from the tobacco industry's playbook.
BBC News (UK) - Norwich alcohol sales ban
proposed after crime rise
Reductions to late-night drinking hours are a
step closer in Norwich
following a vote by a city council committee.
AllAfrica.com (South Africa) - South Africa:
Alcohol Advertising Ban Still a Hot Debate
The advertising industry, civil society,
academia and government, earlier this week, deliberated on the issue of banning
alcohol advertising in a heated debate held in Johannesburg.
The Australian (Australia) - Indigenous MPs
call for choice on grog
ABORIGINAL members of the Northern Territory
parliament have spoken out in support of returning control over grog
restrictions to local communities.
GlobalPost (USA) - Drug and alcohol problems
in US rose by 70% over past decade: study
The number of drug and alcohol problems
diagnosed by doctors in the US has increased 70 percent between 2001 and 2009,
according to new research.
Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - MP defends
proposed changes to alcohol law
Invercargill MP Eric Roy has defended the
Government's Alcohol Reform Bill but says it does not always go far enough. The
debate over the bill is expected to take up to 27 hours, or three weeks, of
Parliamentary time, and feature a succession of unwhipped votes, where MPs do
not have to vote with their party.
The Independent (UK) - Cheap alcohol is
'devastating' life in the North East
Doctors in the North East of England have urged
the Government to set a 50p minimum price per unit on alcohol following concerns
about its “devastating impact” on the region's health.
BBC News (Scotland) - Scottish minimum price
law for alcohol tested in court
The drinks industry is going to court to
challenge Scottish government plans for a minimum price per unit of
alcohol.
Scientific American - Alcoholism and Social
Exclusion
Treating alcoholism is incredibly difficult on many levels.
One of the most difficult areas to deal with is social interaction, how people
with alcoholism can interact with others.
Coastal Times (Canada) - Minimum pricing
benefits not just small beer – study
THE evidence in favour of minimum pricing for
alcohol is so strong it is only a matter of time before it is introduced, says
the author of new research finding the policy had drastic effects when it was
implemented overseas.
The Conversation (Australia) - The government
has it wrong on alcohol’s role in chronic diseases
The Commonwealth government looks set to lose
its top position in preventative health measures. Despite its world-first
efforts on tobacco control, when the government next steps onto the world stage,
it will be not be as a leader – its position on alcohol is out of step with the
World Health Organization and contrary to evidence.
RIA Novosti (Russia) - Russia May Ban Cheap
Wine
The Russian government may set minimum prices
for wines to compensate domestic winemakers for rising world prices due to poor
grape harvests in Russia and Europe, Izvestia daily reported on Monday.
Fleet News Online (France) - Car breathalyser
fine enforcement delayed in France until March 2013
Fines to enforce the new law, which was
introduced earlier this year, were due to come into effect on 1st November, but
this has now been delayed until March 2013. At present, drivers including
visitors from the UK face caution if caught driving in France without the
compulsory kit.
BBC News (Scotland) - Scotland requests more
drink-drive powers from UK government
More powers over drink-driving should be
devolved to Scotland, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said.
Voxy (New Zealand) - Local alcohol policies
'must be made compulsory'
New Zealand First says the Government must make
it compulsory for every district and city council to adopt local alcohol
policies.
