There is No Silver Bullet to Reduce Alcohol Harm: A System is Needed
There is No Silver Bullet to Reduce Alcohol Harm: A System is Needed Source: Public Action Management by Pamela Erickson June 17, 2020 Everyone seems to be looking for a silver bullet that will effectively reduce alcohol problems. Some entities seem to like tax increases; other groups like education programs. Some think we should reduce […]
Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to Covid-19
Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to Covid-19 Source: https://www.cnn.com/ Maureen O’Hare 16th June 2020 Alcohol sales may have boomed during lockdown, but our return to air travel will be an altogether more sobering experience. Airlines including Easyjet and KLM in Europe, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines in the United States, and Asia’s […]
Experts Question New Study Finding Moderate Drinking Still a Risk
Experts Question New Study Finding Moderate Drinking Still a Risk Source: https://www.healthline.com/ June 16, 2020 A new study found that even people drinking within the government’s guidelines experienced more deaths and cancers than those who abstain from alcohol. However, some doctors say that the study fails to consider other risk factors and that the findings […]
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,” […]