Alcohol is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. It’s also a key risk factor for preventable illness and death in Africa. For example, alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with many adverse effects on children.
SRI LANKA - Alcohol consumption has been increasing across Sri Lanka in unbelievable levels. According to statistics, our per capita alcohol consumption in 2005 was 2.2 litres per annum.
Irish whiskey sales in the U.S. have held strong despite a decline in alcohol consumption, new data reveals. Preliminary figures from International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR), show that Irish whiskey sales rose 13.5 percent to 4.65 million cases last year.
A spending watchdog is calling on the Alberta government to refund more than $2 million in taxes collected under a markup program for brewers that was struck down by the courts last spring.
A move by Ottawa to use Canada's food guide to drill home the dangers of chronic alcohol use caught some nutrition and addiction experts by surprise, but they welcomed the tougher stance on an issue they say demands a co-ordinated strategy.
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - P.E.I. is removing personal exemption limits for alcohol in an effort to further break down barriers of trade within Canada.
The Government’s potential restriction on sales of alcohol at airports risks adding unnecessary red tape and costs to one of the UK retail and leisure industry’s biggest success stories, says RPC, the City-headquartered law firm.
CORK company Musgrave said they have seen a 1,200% increase in the sale of low and non-alcoholic drinks over the last three months.
Many of us know that alcoholic units are important – but do we really know what one is and how it affects our health? How many units, for example, are in one small glass of wine? And how many in a beer?
Members of the union representing many public sector workers in Saskatchewan is urging local lawmakers to do more to prevent private retailers from taking over when it comes to liquor sales.