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\nlives \u2013 it\u2019s time to do the same for alcohol
<\/b>Currently in the UK, a bottle of orange juice is required to display more
\nnutritional information than a bottle of alcoholic beer. What is even more
\nshocking is that there are no warning labels for alcohol, despite it being a
\nGroup 1 carcinogen causing at least seven cancers.
\nhttps:\/\/www.politicshome.com\/opinion\/article\/label-medicine-save-lives-its-time-alcohol<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDepartment Launches Campaign To Reduce New Yorkers\u2019 Risk of Alcohol-Related
\nCancers
<\/b>Today, the NYC Health Department launched a new citywide education campaign
\nwarning New Yorkers that drinking alcohol increases cancer risk. Alcohol is a
\nknown carcinogen: consuming even one drink a day increases the risk for at
\nleast seven types of cancer, including breast, colorectum, esophagus, voice
\nbox, liver, mouth, and throat.
https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/about\/press\/pr2026\/nyc-health-campaign-to-reduce-alcohol-related-cancers.page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nhere and there damages brain health, study shows
<\/b>Whether someone is grocery shopping or dining out, alcohol is almost
\neverywhere. While moderate alcohol use is considered \u201clow-risk,\u201d more research
\nis coming out that shows there may truly be no safe amount of alcohol.
https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/even-a-little-alcohol-here-and-there-damages-brain-health<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nearly-morning alcohol sales at airports to curb in-flight disruption
<\/b>Ryanair chief executive Michael O\u2019Leary has urged Irish and UK regulators
\nto prohibit the sale of alcohol in airport bars before normal pub licensing
\nhours\u2014typically 10 a.m.\u2014to stem a surge in unruly passenger incidents.
https:\/\/www.visahq.com\/news\/2026-05-06\/ie\/ryanair-ceo-seeks-ban-on-early-morning-alcohol-sales-at-airports-to-curb-in-flight-disruption\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nadd drunk driving warnings to alcohol bottle labels in November
<\/b>Liquor bottles in Korea will be required to carry warning text or images
\nabout the dangers of drunk driving, as part of efforts to curb alcohol-related
\nharm.
https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/southkorea\/society\/20260508\/korea-to-add-drunk-driving-warnings-to-alcohol-bottle-labels-in-november<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ndrinkers to be aware of emotional state
<\/b>While, historically, men in the United States have tended to drink more
\nthan women, that trend has reversed over the last decade, prompting a
\nUniversity of Rhode Island behavioral science psychology student to study the
\nimplications of the shift, and examine how emotion and craving are impacting
\nalcohol use among women.
https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2026-04-urges-alcohol-drinkers-aware-emotional.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nheavy-drinking partner
<\/b>A study from graduate researcher, Amany Tanyos, is shedding light on the
\noften-overlooked harms experienced by people living with a heavy-drinking
\npartner.
https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/news\/announcements\/2026\/living-with-a-heavy-drinking-partner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ngoing the distance to end alcohol h\u00e4rm
<\/b>April was an outstanding month for our challenge events, with some of the
\nbiggest running days of the year all landing at once.
https:\/\/alcoholchange.org.uk\/blog\/meet-the-runners-going-the-distance-to-end-alcohol-harm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ntargets women \u2013 but alcohol policies are largely gender-blind
<\/b>The alcohol industry has women in its sights \u2014 and it\u2019s getting more
\nsophisticated by the year. Where once sexualised images of women were used to
\nsell alcohol to men, brands now court women directly.
https:\/\/www.shaap.org.uk\/the-alcohol-industry-targets-women-but-alcohol-policies-are-largely-gender-blind\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nWorld War II: Finnish local alcohol policy in the spotlight
<\/b>In her doctoral dissertation, historian PhD Pirjo Ovaskainen studied how
\nthree Finnish cities – Tampere, Kuopio, and Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 – adapted to the
\npost-Prohibition era between 1932 and 1939. Ovaskainen claims that the cities
\nwanted to have more influence over local alcohol policies than they were
\nactually allowed.
https:\/\/nordicwelfare.org\/popnad\/en\/artiklar\/between-prohibition-and-world-war-ii-finnish-local-alcohol-policy-in-the-spotlight\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nshould protect people, keep the food-service requirement
<\/b>Today, Thursday 7 May, the Swedish Parliament votes on the government\u2019s
\nproposal to abolish the so-called food-service requirement for alcohol serving
\nlicences. Movendi is critical of the proposal and wants the Alcohol Act to
\ncontinue protecting people\u2019s health, ensuring a reasonable working environment,
\nand supporting safety in everyday life.
https:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/movendi-the-alcohol-act-should-protect-people-keep-the-food-service-requirement<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\npromise: What this beer health claim hides about alcohol’s real trade-offs
<\/b>Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit,” according to
\na new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers
\neverywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually
\nsay? And does it stand up to scrutiny?
https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2026-04-pint-bold-beer-health-alcohol.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\naddiction services in transition, contacts are moving to basic services, where
\nstructures and competence must be strengthened
<\/b>Substance use and addiction services are in a transition phase, in which
\nservice contacts are increasingly focused on basic services. The change offers
\nopportunities for earlier support and more effective referral to treatment, but
\nit requires determined development of service structures, cooperation and
\nprofessional competence in basic services.
https:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/substance-use-and-addiction-services-in-transition-contacts-are-moving-to-basic-services-where-str<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nwarning labels may prompt people to cut back: Study
<\/b>Although the United States requires a warning label on alcoholic beverages,
\nalcohol-related deaths have risen steadily over the past two decades. However,
\nnew labels warning of specific disease risks, including cancer and liver
\ndisease, could better motivate reduced drinking, according to a new study in
\nthe Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
https:\/\/www.alcoholandcancer.eu\/post\/updated-alcohol-warning-labels-may-prompt-people-to-cut-back-study<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n