Russia finally rules beer is ‘alcohol’ and not food
RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev has recently signed a bill that officially classifies beer as being ‘alcoholic’.
Darren and drink: did he go too far?
Darren Clarke celebrated his British Open win by going for a few drinks, but was it appropriate? BRIAN O’CONNELL and CONOR POPE hash it out by e-mail BRIAN O’CONNELL I was on the edge of my couch rooting for Darren Clarke last Sunday and was delighted he had finally got the majors monkey off his ba
Russia finally decides: beer is not actually a food
THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has signed a new law which ends a legal quirk where beer was considered ‘food’. Previous laws decreed that anything with less than 10 per cent ethanol content was not deemed ‘alcoholic’ – meaning that beer was essentially sold as if it was entirely unregulated.
Alcohol-related fatalities
Sir, – Your report on alcohol-related deaths among people who were alcohol dependent (Home News, July 14th) yet again underlines the grave levels of alcohol misuse in this country.
Irish Times – Cancer risks associated with alcohol remain difficult to assess
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Cancer risks associatedwith alcohol remain difficult to assess
WHILE NEW research is painting a clearer picture of the links between alcohol and cancer, in Ireland statistical information is still difficult to assess.
Irish Examiner – Below cost selling of alcohol ‘should be banned’
The sale of cheap, below-cost, alcohol "should be banned" a Government spokesman has said. Deputy John Perry, speaking on behalf of Health Minister James Reilly, said the central aim of…
Below cost selling of alcohol ‘should be banned’
on 18/07/2011 00:00:00 Deputy John Perry, speaking on behalf of Health Minister James Reilly, said the central aim of the upcoming National Substance Misuse Strategy (NSMS), was to "reduce the amount of alcohol we drink in society".
French take steps to tackle major rise in ‘le binge drinking’
THE FRENCH call it le binge drinking and consider it one of the more obnoxious imports from across the channel. Now officials in Lyons have introduced a night-time ban on retail sales of alcohol to combat what is seen as a nasty Anglo-Saxon habit sweeping France.
Two-Way Link Between Stress And Alcohol
Acute stress is thought to precipitate alcohol drinking. Yet the ways that acute stress can increase alcohol consumption are unclear. A new study investigated whether different phases of response to an acute stressor can alter the subjective effects of alcohol.
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