EurActiv (EU) - Fighting alcohol harm: The
EU's strategy under review
Europeans have the highest per-capita
consumption of alcohol, and drinking causes nearly 1-in-10 cases of ill health
and premature death. The European Commission’s informal alcohol strategy,
launched in 2006, is set for a detailed evaluation in 2013, with the policy
objective of reducing the health and social harm caused by excessive alcohol
consumption.
Finland Times (Finland) - Google stops
alcohol ads
Search engine operator and online marketing
company Google has decided to stop advertisements of alcohol and alcoholic
beverages in Finland from Tuesday.
Mmegi Online (Botswana) - Botswana drinking
rate fell before alcohol levy
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report
indicates that the rate of drinking in Botswana was already declining before the
alcohol levy was introduced in 2008. The report says that Botswana's alcohol
consumption went down in a five-year period from 2000-2005.
Egypt Independent (Egypt) - Bad spirits:
Brotherhood govt targets Egypt's alcohol industry
A few streets down from a crowded local mosque
in the affluent satellite suburb of 6th of October City, Abu Ramez proudly
stacks Egyptian beer and wine onto the shelves of his supermarket, Bazaar
al-Gamaa.
AllAfrica.com (Nigeria) - Nigeria: Minister
Cautions Nigerians On Excessive Salt, Alcohol Intake
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammad
Pate, on Sunday cautioned on excessive consumption of salt and alcohol as the
world marks the Health Day.
New Vision (Uganda) - Drivers should not take
any alcohol – Police
AS long as you have tasted alcohol, do not get
behind the wheel, otherwise you risk being arrested and charged, says Dr. Steven
Kasiima, the traffic Police senior commissioner.
Telegraph.co.uk (Russia) - Government
campaign targets alcohol abuse
A legendary capacity for hard drinking is
finally being challenged – by a changing work ethic and a government
crackdown.
BU Today - A Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk,
Study Says
How many of us enjoy a glass or two of wine at
dinner? How many of us have read that moderate drinking of red wine is good for
the heart? How many of us know that even moderate drinking might increase our
cancer risk?
The Independent (UK) - Street disorder drops
after Ipswich bans super-strength alcohol
An East Anglian town has seen a dramatic fall in
street disorder since most of its shopkeepers banned the sale of super-strength
alcohol.
Daily Mail (UK) - Children as young as SEVEN
are being admitted to hospital with alcohol addiction
Children as young as seven are being admitted to
hospital with alcohol problems, an investigation has found.
Herald Scotland (Scotland) - Underage drink
fears as supermarket beats ban
THE campaign against underage drinking and
anti-social behaviour in Scotland has been dealt a heavy blow after the
country's largest local authority lost a landmark ruling at the Court of
Session.
NEWS.com.au (Australia) - Close legal
loophole and boot out booze ads, VicHealth urges
A LEGAL loophole allowing alcohol advertising
during the day should be closed immediately, the state's peak health group has
urged.
Pro Bono Australia (Australia) - Cost of
Alcohol Misuse Double Govt Revenue
The cost to society from alcohol harm and misuse
in Australia is double that raised in tax and excise revenue by the Federal
Government, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Criminology
(AIC).
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Low Life
Expectancy Continues To Plague Former Soviet Countries
More than two decades after the fall of
communism, most former Soviet countries still have mortality rates significantly
higher than those in Western Europe.
B92 (Serbia) - Serbia "fourth in alcohol
consumption"
An adult citizen of Serbia consumes an average
of about 11 liters of alcohol each year, ranking Serbia the fourth country in
Europe.
CTV News (Canada) - Ontario's doctors say
province needs to address its 'drinking problem'
Ontario has a drinking problem and the
government must do something about it, the organization representing the
province's doctors said Tuesday.
