The Welsh Assembly Government has confirmed that Health Minister Edwina Hart wants to "take control and take action" over alcohol. She will ask cabinet colleagues to request that the Licensing…
People who suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome and commit criminal offences don't belong in jail, Canada's largest lawyers' organization says. At its annual meeting here Saturday, the Canadian Bar Association's…
In order to prevent the fatal alcohol spectrum disorder in kids, health providers should take an initiative of asking women who are ready to bear a child, about the consumption…
With underage drinkers accounting for up to 20 percent of U.S. alcohol sales, it's no wonder that scrutiny of beverage marketing is growing. Two recent reports shed light on the subject. One found that the industry…
Some people whose drinking habits do not change over the years and decades may find that they develop problems with alcohol when they get older - aging lowers the body's…
People love to complain about "sin taxes" on unhealthy or socially undesirable foods and beverages (for instance, this Booster Shots item on a proposal to tax fattening foods to pay…
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has signalled support for local authorities to ban the cheap sale of alcohol, as Britain seeks to crack down on the country's notorious binge drinking…
One in five Australians abuses or becomes addicted to alcohol in their lifetime, revealed a first nationwide study on the prevalence of drinking problems. And while the community is unworried…
Numerous youths have drowned or perished in traffic accidents this summer in Estonia. The daily Eesti Päevaleht blames the deaths on increased alcohol consumption and calls for stricter laws: "Why…
Dr Evelyn Gillan, head of Alcohol Focus Scotland and minimum price campaigner: Have We Bottled It? Alcohol Marketing and Young People - Alcohol Action Ireland conference presentation Professor Gerard…