Alcohol regulation needs to catch up with online marketing aimed at young people
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A Bath academic will call for tighter regulation around alcohol marketing on social network sites when she speaks at a conference this week....
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Important Tips for Parents to Prevent Underage Drinking
Friday, June 14, 2013
Summer vacation is a welcome break from school, but it comes with an unwelcome risk for teenagers, who are more likely to drink alcohol during summer when parents are at work and teens often go unsupervised....
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Take Me Out to the Brew Game
Friday, June 14, 2013
If there is one constant in the world of baseball, from its invention in the 19th century to the present, it must be its...
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BU Mandates Online Alcohol Course for First-Year Students
Thursday, June 13, 2013
More than a third (35 percent) of first-year BU students don’t drink alcohol. But many students may not know that, misled by urban myth about universal, Animal House imbibing on college campuses....
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Liquor reform: Corman, Scarnati worried about the impact on beer distributors
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sen. Jake Corman, like Sens. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon County, and Richard Alloway, R-Franklin County, is looking out for beer distributors’ interests in the ongoing liquor privatization discussion....
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Dems want to modernize, not privatize, liquor system, Costa says
Monday, June 17, 2013
HARRISBURG — Lawmakers and lobbyists said on Monday that relinquishing state control of the wholesale system of liquor and wine sales remains an obstacle to passing liquor privatization in the Senate....
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Montgomery County Partners With Anheuser-Busch to Help Prevent Underage Drinking
Thursday, June 13, 2013
In an effort to prevent underage drinking in Montgomery County during graduation season and into the summer months, the...
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Defence department sets strict guidelines on anniversary alcohol
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Canadian Army is all for its soldiers raising a glass to toast upcoming milestones, as long as nobody thinks there’s a product endorsement going on....
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Craft Distillers From Across America Descend On Washington For 4th Annual Policy Conference And Tasting Reception
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Washington, DC – The Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) hosted its 4th Annual Craft Distiller Policy Conference on Capitol Hill this week, featuring 30 craft distiller members from across the country....
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Stricter alcohol licensing to come into effect
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Community members will be able to object to the granting of alcohol licences with key changes coming into force today....
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Parents can change WA's dangerous youth drinking culture
Monday, June 17, 2013
More than ever before, WA's young people are drinking to get drunk and starting at an earlier age - but talking to your child about alcohol can make a difference, according to a leading WA health expert....
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Keeping a check on your alcohol intake
Monday, June 17, 2013
An online test that can help West Sussex residents keep a check on their weekly alcohol intake and see if they are drinking more than could be good for them has been launched....
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Employer denied right to conduct mandatory random alcohol tests on its plant workers
Monday, June 17, 2013
The Supreme Court of Canada says an employer who wants to impose random alcohol testing on unionized workers in a dangerous work environment must show it is a reasonable move....
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Alcohol advertising: in the eye of the beer-holder
Sunday, June 16, 2013
INDUSTRY says adverts help punters to choose, but study says youth will drink more.More than a year after a dr...
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“Le binge drinking” is on the rise in France, despite less drinking overall
Thursday, June 06, 2013
In France, imbibing six or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting is officially known as an alcoolisation ponctuelle im...
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Fla. Updates Alcohol Laws
Monday, June 17, 2013
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law two bills that redefine business for state alcohol manufacturers. HB 347/SB 642 set a precedent for the alcohol industry that has not been seen in the state since the days of prohibition....
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Governer Signed New Craft Beer Legislation That Allows Breweries to Expand Operations
Monday, June 17, 2013
If you're a craft beer fan, you may want to charge up your cordless drill. On Friday Governor Rick Perry signed off on a five-pack of bills relating to the craft beer industry that will, in part, allow them to expand brewery operations....
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Alcohol Compliance Checks Making a Difference
Monday, June 17, 2013
South Carolina - Alcohol Enforcement Coordinator says message is getting out and it's becoming harder for minors to obtain alcohol....
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Billboard for alcohol not funny to some
Saturday, June 15, 2013
A billboard that was probably meant as a joke turns out is no laughing matter to some. It's an ad for alcohol from a popular liquor company, but the attempt at humor isn't very funny to some people....
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Drinking alcohol to shrink?
Monday, June 17, 2013
Alcohol and your weight have a tricky relationship. So tricky, in fact, that experts have had a tough time nailing down exactly why some women wind up with a beer gut (or butt) while others drink daily and never seem to gain a pound....
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Certain environmental factors impact alcohol problems more for European than African-American women
Thursday, June 13, 2013
An early age at first drink (AFD) is associated with a greater risk for subsequent alcohol use disorders (AUDs). While A...
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Propecia, The Male Baldness Drug, May Also Curb Alcohol Consumption
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Propecia is a popular remedy for male pattern baldness, but findings from a doctor at George Washington University (GWU) suggest the drug may also curb a person's appetite for alcohol....
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