One drunken family has cost taxpayers £1million ($1.27 million): Staggering bill of alcoholic couple and their children who put huge demand on public services because of their ‘chaotic’ lifestyle
One drunken family has cost taxpayers £1million ($1.27 million): Staggering bill of alcoholic couple and their children who put huge demand on public services because of their ‘chaotic’ lifestyle Bill is largest ever for a single family and includes cost of emergency services call-outs to deal with incidents related to the parents’ behaviour Unnamed […]
America’s Fastest Growing Beer Brands
America’s Fastest Growing Beer Brands Source: 24/7 Wall St. Samuel Stebbins December 02, 2016 While beer consumption in the United States fell during the beginning of the recession and again at the end of 2013, it is on the rise again and beer remains the most popular alcoholic beverage in the U.S. Americans […]
Riverside liquor store owner sets fire to competition over beer prices
Riverside liquor store owner sets fire to competition over beer prices Source: ABC 7 By Rob McMillan November 23, 2016 Surveillance video from a Riverside liquor store caught a rival liquor store owner setting fire to the business over what police said is the cost of beer. The video, from Nov. 11, shows someone pouring […]
Don’t demonise home-drinking, Lords told
Don’t demonise home-drinking, Lords told Source: the drinks business by Arabella Mileham 24th November, 2016 Demonising “home-drinking” is simplistic and fails to reflect the way shopper habits have changed, representatives from three retailers told the House of Lords, as they confirmed there was no evidence to suggest ‘pre-loading’ at the weekends. Giving evidence to the […]
Glass of wine a day ‘cuts chances of the most common stroke’: Moderate drinking reduces levels of a protein that produces blood clots
Glass of wine a day ‘cuts chances of the most common stroke’: Moderate drinking reduces levels of a protein that produces blood clots A small glass can reduce change of an ischaemic stroke by 10% Even two drinks a day found to decrease the risk by 8% Scientists say small amounts of booze can increase […]
Study zeros in on gene that limits desire to drink alcohol
Study zeros in on gene that limits desire to drink alcohol Source: Science Daily November 28, 2016 In the largest study of its kind, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues in Europe identified a gene variant that suppresses the desire to drink alcohol. “The findings are based on the largest genome-wide association meta-analysis and […]
A glass of wine a day does NOT damage your heart health (but it doesn’t help it either), study claims
A glass of wine a day does NOT damage your heart health (but it doesn’t help it either), study claims A new heart study dismissed claims alcohol is bad for your heart But it also questions studies that show drinking is good for heart health In fact, the research by the Radiological Society of North […]
Minimum alcohol pricing gets backing of UK government’s health advisers
Minimum alcohol pricing gets backing of UK government’s health advisers Policy rejected by Westminster but backed by SNP in Scotland seen as vital to tackling medical and economic toll of drinking Source: The Guardian Denis Campbell Health policy editor 1 December 2016 New evidence commissioned by the government from its own health […]
North Side beer bar drops MillerCoors over Trump
North Side beer bar drops MillerCoors over Trump The Green Lady has announced it will stop selling all Miller-Coors products after the owner learned that Pete Coors, who sits on the board of Molson Coors, the parent company of MillerCoors, co-hosted a fundraiser for then presidential candidate Donald Trump. Source: Chicago Tribune By […]
Cuba bans alcohol during Castro mourning
Cuba bans alcohol during Castro mourning Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 1st December, 2016 The Cuban government has banned the sale of alcohol as it continues a period of national mourning following the death of former leader Fidel Castro on 25 November. According to multiple reports, authorities have banned the […]