The Conversation (Wales) – Minimum alcohol
pricing: what we found in Wales after five years
Almost five years ago, a new law came into force in Wales making it illegal
to sell alcohol for less than 50p per unit.
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Science Norway – Do strict alcohol policies
really work?
Governments in the Nordic countries employ several strategies: high excise
taxes, monopolies to control availability, advertising restrictions, drunk
driving limits, and age limits. Despite these efforts, cross-border alcohol
trade, cultural drinking norms, and changing economic conditions continue to
complicate policy effectiveness.
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LRT (Lithuania) – Lithuania is a unique
case in cutting alcohol consumption – experts
Lithuania has managed to cut alcohol consumption significantly in record
time after implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations,
foreign and local experts have said.
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Medscape – Excessive Drinking Raises Heart
Disease Risk
A weekly alcohol intake exceeding the limits recommended by US guidelines
was associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among
young and middle-aged men and women.
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Vero News (USA) – Experts identify
troubling increase in drinking among seniors
The NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has released
some troubling news. Alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harms are increasing
among older Americans and at a faster rate for women than men.
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Fresh Balance (UK) – Balance voices support
for people to cut down on alcohol
A breast cancer nurse and breast cancer patient are joining Balance in
encouraging people to cut down on alcohol this February as a way to reduce
cancer risk.
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NordAN (Finland) – Organizations: Substance
abuse is a significant problem for municipalities and wellbeing services
counties – see how much alcohol costs your local healthcare system
Questions related to the health and wellbeing of Finns will be decided in
the regional and municipal elections on April 13. Substance abuse and gambling
cause significant costs to municipalities and wellbeing services counties and
increase human suffering.
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Alcohol Change (UK) – New report highlights
the value of everyday conversations, including those about alcohol, in
improving public health and wellbeing
A report published today by the Royal Society for Public Health suggests
that the public want those working in public facing roles to be trained to have
conversations about physical and mental health.
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Texas A&M – Parental
Alcohol Use Linked To Increased Cancer Risk In Children, Texas A&M
Researchers Find
New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences 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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AJMC – What Recent
Evidence Is Telling Us About Alcohol and Cancer
The US Surgeon General’s report calling for warning labels linking alcohol
with cancer risk may have generated headlines, but for researchers who study
these mechanisms, this was hardly news.
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Alcohol Awareness (Sweden)
– New teaching material on alcohol and other drugs launched in Sweden
The teaching material ANDTS på schemat (ANDTS on the schedule) has been
relaunched. It is designed to support teachers in educating students about
alcohol, narcotics, doping, tobacco, and gambling. The launch takes place
during a meeting for student health staff in Norrköping.
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