Alcohol May Affect Brain Function Differently In Men And Women
Alcohol May Affect Brain Function Differently In Men And Women Source: Forbes Alice G. Walton, CONTRIBUTOR September 4th A new study presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference this week finds that the brain cells of young men and women may be affected differently by chronic alcohol use. None of the people […]
No Good DUI Impairment Test For Marijuana Is Likely
No Good DUI Impairment Test For Marijuana Is Likely Unlike with alcohol, for other drugs there is no close relationship between tissue levels and impairment. Source: WSJ Sept. 4, 2017 Ethan Siegel and Alex Berezow are right to identify marijuana-impaired driving as a significant national highway safety problem, but no equivalent will […]
Spirits training boosts bartender upselling, study finds
Spirits training boosts bartender upselling, study finds Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 5th September, 2017 Bartenders are 16.9% better at upselling premium spirits after undertaking spirits training, a study by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)? has revealed. The research, conducted in partnership with bar and restaurant operator Living […]
UK mothers-to-be among the world’s worst for harming baby by boozing: Four times more children in Britain suffer alcohol-related birth defects
UK mothers-to-be among the world’s worst for harming baby by boozing: Four times more children in Britain suffer alcohol-related birth defects A major study found that four times more children in the UK suffer alcohol-related birth defects than the global average Britain is seventh out of 195 countries worldwide and sixth in Europe for the […]
WY: UW requests more officers to work football games
WY: UW requests more officers to work football games The News Tribune The Associated Press August 26, 2017 LARAMIE, WYO. – The University of Wyoming has requested local law enforcement agencies provide more officers at football games in War Memorial Stadium, where alcohol will be openly sold this season. The request stems from […]
NE: Ending Whiteclay beer sales a ‘human life issue’ to social conservatives
NE: Ending Whiteclay beer sales a ‘human life issue’ to social conservatives Lincoln Journal Star By Zach Pluhacek August 27, 2017 It was a stunning moment of near-unanimity at the Capitol. When state Sens. Patty Pansing Brooks and Tom Brewer jointly announced to their fellow lawmakers that Whiteclay’s beer stores would lose their […]
Australia: Could New Trade Rules Mean A Lack Of Health Warnings On Alcohol?
Australia: Could New Trade Rules Mean A Lack Of Health Warnings On Alcohol? As trade talks get underway around resurrecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), regional trade agreements are moving toward rules that make it harder to have health warnings on wine and spirits Pursuit By Paula O’Brien, University of Melbourne; Dr Deborah Gleeson, La […]
India: India Upscale Resorts See Liquor Ban Eased
India: India Upscale Resorts See Liquor Ban Eased Skift By Upmanyu Trivedi, P R Sanjai, and Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg August 27, 2017 The Roseate Hotel is an oasis of award-winning luxury in acres of gardens just outside New Delhi’s airport. Perfectly situated on one of India’s key tourist drives, its position had been a […]
Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth (excerpt)
Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth (excerpt) A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis JAMA Pediatrics August 21, 2017 Shannon Lange, MPH1,2; Charlotte Probst, MSc1,3; Gerrit Gmel, MSc1,4; et alJürgen Rehm, PhD1,2,3,5,6; Larry Burd, PhD7; Svetlana Popova, PhD1,2,5,8 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. Published online August 21, 2017. […]
Ireland: ABFI Welcomes Drop in Alcohol Consumption In Ireland
Ireland: ABFI Welcomes Drop in Alcohol Consumption In Ireland Hospitality Ireland August 29, 2017 Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has welcomed the latest figures from the European Commission which show a fall in alcohol consumption in Ireland. The figures showed that Ireland ‘experienced the steepest drop’ in alcohol consumption of 20 EU […]