What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain, Heart, and Muscles (Excerpt)
What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain, Heart, and Muscles (Excerpt) Source: Men’s Health May 31, 2015 Just one sip of beer, wine, or whisky hangs out in your body for about 2 hours. Once it quickly enters your bloodstream, it touches down on nearly every organ and system in your body. […]
OECD releases report on harmful alcohol use
OECD releases report on harmful alcohol use Source: WHO 01-06-2015 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a report entitled “Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy”. Among the topics covered in this report are: trends in alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking, health consequences, alcohol policy responses and […]
America’s alcohol crisis: Researchers warn 8% of population now has a drinking problem – and only the British drink more
America’s alcohol crisis: Researchers warn 8% of population now has a drinking problem – and only the British drink more More Australians have taken cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamine-type drugs in the last 12 months than elsewhere in the world More than 12% of British people have an alcohol disorder, compared with nearly 8% of […]
What’s really unhealthier – binge drinking or a small daily tipple? The results of this unique experiment – by identical twin doctors – will surprise you
What’s really unhealthier – binge drinking or a small daily tipple? The results of this unique experiment – by identical twin doctors – will surprise you Chris and Alexander van Tullekens star in a Horizon show Documentary about alcohol will study effects of 21 units of alcohol a week Chris drinks them spread out […]
BEER AND WINE TRADE GROUPS PUSH GOV’T TO DITCH “ALL DRINKS ARE EQUAL” CLAIMS
BEER AND WINE TRADE GROUPS PUSH GOV’T TO DITCH “ALL DRINKS ARE EQUAL” CLAIMS Source: Wine & Spirts Daily May 18, 2015 The beer trade groups have long been opposed to the definition of one drink as: 12 fluid ounces of beer (5% alcohol), 5 fluid ounces of wine (12% alcohol) and 1.5 […]
Rogue Sydney licensees handed life bans over repeated breaches
Rogue Sydney licensees handed life bans over repeated breaches Nine News May 18, 2015 AUSTRALIA – Two bar operators at Sydney’s infamous Kings Cross have earned the dubious honor of being the first people to ever be banned for life from holding a NSW liquor license. John Barakat and Dominic Kaikaty, who ran Deja […]
Rogue Sydney licensees handed life bans over repeated breaches
Rogue Sydney licensees handed life bans over repeated breaches Nine News May 18, 2015 AUSTRALIA – Two bar operators at Sydney’s infamous Kings Cross have earned the dubious honor of being the first people to ever be banned for life from holding a NSW liquor license. John Barakat and Dominic Kaikaty, who ran Deja […]
Idaho History: Frontier violence was often induced by alcohol
Idaho History: Frontier violence was often induced by alcohol Idaho Statesman By Arthur Hart, Special to the Statesman, May 17, 2015 “VIOLENCE IN BOISE,” read an Idaho Tri-weekly Statesman story on Dec. 23, 1869. “The pistol and the knife are not yet among the things that were in Boise City. Several instances have occurred in […]
The Bar Coasters Drawing the Connection Between Drinking and Domestic Violence – Place a cold drink on one and it reveals the face of a battered woman.
The Bar Coasters Drawing the Connection Between Drinking and Domestic Violence – Place a cold drink on one and it reveals the face of a battered woman. Take Part By Liz Dwyer , May 17, 2015 JAPAN – It’s a scene that can be found the world over: A group of friends or colleagues heads […]
Scotland: New NHS post to help communities in fight against liquor licenses
Scotland: New NHS post to help communities in fight against liquor licenses The Herald By Gerry Braiden, Senior reporter, May 18, 2015 SCOTLAND’S largest health board is to create a second post in less than a year dedicated to increasing the number of objections to alcohol licenses and curtail the sale of drink. […]