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Study suggests sports stadiums serve alcohol to minors and intoxicated fans

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a novel study looking at the propensity of illegal alcohol sales at sports stadiums, researchers reported that nearly one in five people posing as underage drinkers, and three out of four seemingly intoxicated "fans" were ...





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Risk of hospitalization from violent assault increases when local alcohol sales rise

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 13, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The risk of being hospitalized from being violently assaulted increases when there is increased alcohol sales near the victim's residence, finds a new study in this week's PLoS Medicine.


Sunday alcohol sales cause crash rise

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created Oct 09, 2006 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A New Mexico study has found that alcohol-related car crash deaths have risen 49 percent since the state repealed a law prohibiting alcohol sales on Sundays.


Report finds extensive use of illicit alcohol

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created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The consumption of illicit or noncommercial alcohol is widespread in many countries worldwide and contributes significantly to the global burden of disease, according to a new report released today by the International Center ...


Alcohol: minimum pricing could decrease consumption, while increasing industry revenue by 68%

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A leading Scottish health economist will today present new data which will show that the alcohol industry in Scotland could experience an increase in revenue even if the Scottish Government's proposals to ...


Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.


Study: Regulate alcohol marketing

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created May 02, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. alcohol industry snares too many underage drinkers and its marketing practices should be federally regulated, a Columbia University study concludes.


Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.


Even low alcohol consumption has a negative impact on overall health

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Low alcohol consumption is bad for your health in general. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation studied the relationship between alcohol consumption and he ...


Packages of care for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the latest article in PLoS Medicine's series proposing the delivery of "packages of care" for mental, neurological and substance-use disorders in low- and middle-income countries, Vivek Benegal and colleagues discuss the tr ...


Half of all premature deaths of Russian adults down to alcohol

Half of all premature deaths of Russian adults down to alcohol

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than half of all deaths of people of working age in Russia are caused by alcohol, according to research by Oxford University and the Russian Cancer Research Centre in Moscow. The results ...



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