The first analysis of WHO-recommended policies to reduce chronic diseases finds that implementation is slowly improving, but on average just over half get no further than being endorsed, according to results from 151 countries published in The Lancet Global Health journal.
The Gin Guild has raised concerns over the growing popularity of micro-distilling and “hobby-style gin schools”, and warned new distillers about the explosive risks that come with using ethanol.
VILNIUS, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Prices for spirits and fuel are set to rise in Lithuania following the increase in excise duties for 2020 approved by the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday, local news agency Elta reported.
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Restocking the bar at your holiday get-together is about to get easier. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is issuing permits allowing drivers to deliver booze directly to a customer’s door.
On November 26, a new study in the academic journal PLOS Medicine dispelled the popular idea that binge drinking is more prevalent among women with children than among women without children, the alleged basis of “mommy drinking culture.”
ST PAUL, Minn. — According to the Department of Health, Minnesota has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the nation. Binge drinking is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having, for women, four or more drinks in about a two hour period. For men, it's five or more in that same time period.
A new piece of legislation may give a big boost to Michigan’s craft distilleries. Senate Bill 349 would allow liquor makers to get a higher wholesale price if they source more than 40% of their grains from Michigan farmers.
It was hard to look anywhere on social media this summer without seeing someone grasping a can of the sparkling, sparsely flavored, adult beverage sensation called White Claw.
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has approved $1.2 million in grants for 18 projects to increase the production of Pennsylvania-made malt and brewed beverages and enhance the Pennsylvania beer industry through promotion, marketing, and research-based programs and projects.
Research has linked a partner's or spouse's drinking with changes in alcohol-related behaviours, but few studies have considered only cohabiting relationships. A new study published in Drug & Alcohol Review sought to determine if a cohabiting partner's drinking habits are influenced by their partner's consumption.