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Philippines:  Senate hearing starts on higher liquor tax rates

Philippines:  Senate hearing starts on higher liquor tax rates Business World By Camille A. Aguinaldo, Reporter February 7, 2019 EVEN with the window fast closing on final legislative approval of any more tax reform in the current 17th Congress, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday started action on bills seeking to increase the excise […]

Binge drinking in adolescence causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain

Binge drinking in adolescence causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain News Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by James Ives, MPsych February 7, 2019 Download PDF Copy Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological problems and alcohol use disorder […]

Campaign to address ‘toxic behaviour’ in hospitality

Campaign to address ‘toxic behaviour’ in hospitality The Spirits Business By Nicola Carruthers February 7, 2019 Freelance food journalist Victoria Stewart and restaurant public relations (PR) officer Hannah Norris are set to launch a not-for-profit platform that aims to tackle harassment in the hospitality industry. The initiative, called Hospitality Speaks, will launch at the end […]

Why the increasing retail availability of wine might not be such a good thing

Why the increasing retail availability of wine might not be such a good thing The wine industry has long salivated over the millennial generation. The problem we’re starting to see? Millennials are almost all now of drinking age, but so far at least, they are not becoming wine drinkers. The Seattle Times By Dave McIntyre, The […]

Driving Drunk: States with the Most DUIs

Driving Drunk: States with the Most DUIs The Herald-News Insurify Insights February 6, 2019 DUI, or driving under the influence, can have consequences far more severe than a dented bumper or a demolished mailbox. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one American dies every 50 minutes in a drunk driving accident, with the total […]

Beer before wine…you won’t feel fine, science confirms 

Beer before wine…you won’t feel fine, science confirms  Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Sarah Knapton, science editor 8 FEBRUARY 2019  The maxim ‘beer before wine and you’ll feel fine, but wine before beer and you’ll feel queer’ is advice which has been followed by generations of drinkers eager to avoid a raging hangover. Yet a new study by Cambridge […]

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Is Affecting New Demographics

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Is Affecting New Demographics The Fix By Maggie Ethridge February 5, 2019 Alcohol-related liver damage used to be associated with older men but new statistics suggest that the disease is now increasingly affecting younger people. A new troubling trend is on the rise with regard to alcoholic liver disease, or ALD. Over the […]

Brewers are ready for the low-ABV revolution. But are beer drinkers?

Brewers are ready for the low-ABV revolution. But are beer drinkers? City Pages By Jerard Fagerberg February 6, 2019 The bang-to-buck ratio is a simple calculation. First, you take the serving size of your beer. Then, you multiply by the ABV. Divide by the price, and there you have it: the absolute value of the […]