Futurity: Research News – Parental alcohol abuse can
raise cancer risk for kids
New research has discovered that parents who chronically abuse alcohol can
pass along adverse effects that increase their children’s susceptibility to
cancer—especially in the liver.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Links between
alcohol and cancer have given me pause when reaching for a drink
There’s no colder gaze than that of an oncologist who is ensuring that you
have really understood what she has said. A leading proponent of taking tobacco
out of public life — sponsorship, investment portfolios, advertising — this
clinician had been calmly taking her audience through her mission, outlining in
exacting detail the effects of tobacco use that she saw in her patients.
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Dermatology Times – Alcohol Consumption and Other
Lifestyle Factors May Contribute to Melasma
A new study addresses gaps in what novel pathogenic factors can be linked
to melasma, specifically with diet, living environments, and other lifestyle
factors.
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BBC (Northern Ireland) – Alcohol sale rules in NI ‘risk
stifling innovation’
The rules for licensing the sale of alcohol in Northern Ireland are
allowing established businesses to restrict competition and risk stifling
innovation, a major independent review has concluded.
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Sunnybrook Hospital (Canada) – Study shows link between
alcohol sales and alcohol-related hospital admissions during COVID-19 pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared five years ago, social distancing,
restrictions on gathering and uncertainty abounded. So did stockpiling
purchases like canned food, toilet paper and, as a new study from researchers
at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto shows, alcohol.
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Ajuntament de Barcelona (Spain) – Organised alcohol tours
banned in L’Eixample
As of 1st June 2025, and lasting for two years, the promotion and
organisation of alcohol tours between public establishments in L’Eixample’s
public spaces will be banned.
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IAS Blog – ‘Dark Apps’ uncovered: popular alcohol
tracking apps backed by the alcohol industry mislead users
Have you ever downloaded an app to improve your health? Millions of people
seek help online to be a little more mindful of their drinking habits, and to
stick with health goals as “Dry January” stretches further away.
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Movendi – From 2018 to 2025 and Beyond: Why the Upcoming
High-Level Meeting on NCDs Matters So Much For Alcohol Policy Progress
The 2018 Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) failed
to deliver ambitious and evidence-based commitments on alcohol policy, leaving
critical gaps that hindered progress in NCDs prevention and control.
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Fortune Well – The dangers of drinking: Experts explain
the 4 ways alcohol can cause cancer
If you were among the majority of Americans who were unaware that alcohol
consumption increases their risk of cancer—60%, per a survey last fall by the
Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania—hopefully you
aren’t now.
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Recovery Research Institute – The dangers of drinking
games in teens: Can online alcohol interventions help?
Adolescents who use alcohol commonly participate in so called “drinking
games,” which substantially increase risk for negative consequences, as
dangerous amounts of alcohol can be consumed.
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NordAN (Sweden) – More drunk drivers stopped by Swedish
Customs
Last year, Swedish Customs stopped a large number of drunk drivers at the
country’s border crossings. A total of 760 drivers were found to be intoxicated
to the extent that it led to a criminal investigation—an increase of 24 percent
compared to 2023.
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Alcohol Awareness (Sweden) – Farm sales of alcohol – a
Trojan horse threatening Sweden’s alcohol monopoly
he Swedish organizations IOGT-NTO, UNF, and Junis have launched a campaign
warning against the government’s proposal for farm sales of alcohol.
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