Countries That Consume The Most Alcohol
Countries That Consume The Most Alcohol World Atlas By Lisa Medeiros June 14 2020 For many nations, alcohol consumption is part of the culture. In countries like France, known for their vineyards, fine wine is part of everyday life. Anyone who has ever attended Octoberfest knowns Germany is often synonymous with beer consumption. In other parts […]
New Zealand: Academics call for end to alcohol industry-backed youth education programme
New Zealand: Academics call for end to alcohol industry-backed youth education programme RNZ By Tracy Neal, Nelson Reporter June 12, 2020 New Zealand academics have slammed an in-schools live theatre programme designed to educate young students on the dangers of underage drinking. Their focus is the interactive programme Smashed, which is supported by the alcohol […]
New training manual designed to help health care providers diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
New training manual designed to help health care providers diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders News Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. June 11, 2020 Omar Rahman, M.D., director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Genetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is part of a group that has created a training manual […]
Racial/ethnic disparities in the relationship of alcohol-related injury and perceived driving under the influence from hours of exposure to high blood alcohol concentration
Racial/ethnic disparities in the relationship of alcohol-related injury and perceived driving under the influence from hours of exposure to high blood alcohol concentration: Data from four US national alcohol surveys (2000–2015) MDLinx Cherpitel CJ, Williams E, Ye Y, et al Alcohol and Alcoholism |June 11, 2020 Disparities in risk of two alcohol-related events, alcohol-related injury and […]
Want To Prevent Cancer? ‘It Is Best Not to Drink Alcohol,’ Says American Cancer Society
Want To Prevent Cancer? ‘It Is Best Not to Drink Alcohol,’ Says American Cancer Society DocWireNews By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio June 10, 2020 The American Cancer Society (ACS) has tightened its recommendation regarding having a drink of alcohol: don’t do it. “It is best not to drink alcohol,” ACS recommends in its latest cancer prevention guidelines. […]
Trauma Wards Fill Up in South Africa After Alcohol Ban Is Lifted
Trauma Wards Fill Up in South Africa After Alcohol Ban Is Lifted Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/ By Pauline Bax June 10, 2020 Unnatural deaths fell to record low while ban was in place Country has seen spike in homicides, traffic accidents Trauma admissions in South African hospitals have surged since a nine-week ban on alcohol sales was […]
New guidelines on cancer prevention recommend cutting out alcohol completely
New guidelines on cancer prevention recommend cutting out alcohol completely Source: https://www.foxnews.com/ Madeline Farber June 9, 2020 The American Cancer Society (ACS) on Tuesday made a major change to its guidelines on cancer reduction and prevention, now saying it’s best to cut alcohol completely out of one’s diet. “It is best not to drink alcohol,” […]
A Streetcar Without Desire: Why New Orleans’ Recent Alcohol Ad Ban Is Unconstitutional
A Streetcar Without Desire: Why New Orleans’ Recent Alcohol Ad Ban Is Unconstitutional Source: https://www.forbes.com/ Cory L. Andrews June 8, 2020 In a city famous for Bourbon Street, Pat O’Brien’s Hurricane daiquiris, and the storied Carousel Bar, regulators have banned alcohol advertising. New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) new Advertising Content Policy allows paid ads for […]
NC: Repeat fake ID users face loss of real license
NC: Repeat fake ID users face loss of real license WITN August 26, 2019 GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) – There is a new focus on repeat offenders who use fake identification to buy alcohol and get into nightclubs and bars in the city of Greenville and Pitt County. Repeat offenders will now face losing their real driver’s license […]
NC: Repeat fake ID users face loss of real license
NC: Repeat fake ID users face loss of real license WITN August 26, 2019 GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) – There is a new focus on repeat offenders who use fake identification to buy alcohol and get into nightclubs and bars in the city of Greenville and Pitt County. Repeat offenders will now face losing their real driver’s license […]