A proposed new piece of legislation proposing to restrict how alcohol is displayed in shops has faced criticism from some Senators.
The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed two people.
Dentists should give patients advice about eating more healthily and cutting down an alcohol, while they are carrying out a check-up, a new report suggests.
Drinking alcohol can make a person more vulnerable to developing a cocaine addiction, a study has found.
THAILAND - SELLING draft beer via dispensing machines at convenience stores is a violation of the Alcohol Control Act 2008, the Public Health Ministry's sub-committee ruled yesterday.
NEW ZEALAND - Innovated camera research from Otago and Auckland universities reveal how every time a New Zealand child enters a supermarket they are exposed to alcohol marketing.
"We are worried about the increase in excessive alcohol consumption among adolescents and the heavy use overall, especially in provincial areas," said Greece's Health Minister Andreas Xanthos.
Tipsy canoeing may soon be a thing — at least, if the Canadian government relaxes some of its impaired driving laws.
Throughout Canada, it's currently illegal to drink and boat. If you're found to be under the influence while in a canoe, kayak, raft, or other recreational water vessel, it's like being caught drinking and driving a car. That may change with a bill to decriminalize drunken boating that's up for vote.
Farmers who till the barley for beer or grow apples for cider will no longer be allowed to feature in fields of grain or an orchard to promote alcohol once new laws are in place.
AFRICA - Her 23-year-old son started taking liquor at the age of 15 when he was in Form 2.
"I did not expect it until the time when my son started smelling of alcohol each time he came back home in the evenings. As a parent, I confronted him and did all I could to stop him but he could not change," Landirani says.