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Over 3m people died from using alcohol in 2012 – WHO

  • Post published:13/05/2014
  • Post category:Today's Top News/World News

MORE than 3 million people died from using alcohol in 2012, for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said today, as it called on governments to…

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Alcohol advertising regulation — getting beyond debates about content

  • Post published:01/05/2014
  • Post category:World News

Ahead of the launch of a report on alcohol marketing on Facebook tonight Sven Brodmerkel and Nicholas Carah urge the ad industry to embrace a more open conversation about the…

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Lambrini ad banned for promoting alcohol as key for successful social occasion

  • Post published:01/05/2014
  • Post category:World News

Lambrini's "big night in" ad has been banned for irresponsibly giving the impression that alcohol is a key component to social success. From Marketing Magazine The ad, created by Ponderosa…

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Minimum alcohol price plan referred to European court by Scottish judges

  • Post published:30/04/2014
  • Post category:News/World News

A plan to set a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks in Scotlandhas been referred by appeal judges to the European court of justice, after a long legal battle by…

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Alcohol companies use Facebook to avoid advertising restrictions

  • Post published:30/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

ALCOHOL companies are using social media to get around advertising regulations and consumers to mount their marketing pitch for them, a new study shows. From news.com.au With more than 2.5…

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Cost of alcohol credited for drop in serious violence in England and Wales

  • Post published:23/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

A decline in binge drinking and the rising price of alcoholis behind a dramatic 12% fall in the number of people injured in serious violence across England and Wales last…

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Alcohol industry’s complaints about TV advert’s cancer link thrown out

  • Post published:23/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

Alcoholindustry complaints that a television advertisement linking drinking with an increased risk of cancer was misleading have been thrown out. From The Guardian The AdvertisingStandards Authority rejected after being presented…

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Parents: Do Alcohol Advertisers Target Our Children?

  • Post published:11/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the landmark Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health. The 1964 report was the first Federal government report linking smoking to…

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Public policy on alcohol must change

  • Post published:09/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

Personal restraint is unlikely to work when we're being immersed in a culture of alcoholic excess, says Evelyn Gillan Alcohol has been hitting the headlines again. South of the Border,…

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The Young: 83% of teenagers alarmed over binge drinking – Bingeing culture biggest worry of teens

  • Post published:08/04/2014
  • Post category:World News

Binge drinking and drug abuse among teenagers is a huge worry for most young people in Northern Ireland, a major poll for the Belfast Telegraph today reveals. From the Belfast…

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