Britain’s alcohol prices are about to be hiked once again as the cost of beer, wine and spirits are set to rise in the forthcoming emergency Budget. It will be the second such tax rise in three months as the Treasury considers a repeat of the 5 per cent increase in alcohol duty imposed in the March Budget. Chancellor George Osborne is set to reveal the tax-raising package next week and reports say that VAT is likely to be increased as well. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol’
Another alcohol tax hike set to sting drinkers
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Teen Headaches Tied to Alcohol, Coffee
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
A new German study links drinking and smoking to higher rates of migraine and tension headaches among teens and young adults. An estimated 5 to 15 percent of high school students surveyed reported suffering from migraines, and 15 to 25 percent said they have tension headaches. Migraines were more common among those who drank coffee and didn’t get much exercise. ... read more >>
A new German study links drinking and smoking to higher rates of migraine and tension headaches among teens and young adults. An estimated 5 to 15 percent of high school students surveyed reported suffering from migraines, and 15 to 25 percent said they have tension headaches. Migraines were more common among those who drank coffee and didn’t get much exercise. ... read more >>
Helping your child avoid tobacco, drugs, and alcohol
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
The best thing parents can do to help prevent drug and alcohol misuse by their children is to get involved before a drug problem starts. Talk honestly and openly about all kinds of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol as well as other things kids may do to try to get “high.” ... read more >>
The best thing parents can do to help prevent drug and alcohol misuse by their children is to get involved before a drug problem starts. Talk honestly and openly about all kinds of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol as well as other things kids may do to try to get “high.” ... read more >>
Governments pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads, mull higher booze taxes to stem drinking
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Countries around the world are pledging to get tough with companies that market beer and liquor on social media networks such as Facebook, warning that such promotions threaten to entice a new generation into harmful drinking patterns. The crackdown is part of a strategy endorsed Thursday by the World Health Organization’s 193 members, breaking decades of global inaction on one of the leading causes of death. It also puts national governments on a collision course with an industry wary of new taxes and advertising controls. ... read more >>
Countries around the world are pledging to get tough with companies that market beer and liquor on social media networks such as Facebook, warning that such promotions threaten to entice a new generation into harmful drinking patterns. The crackdown is part of a strategy endorsed Thursday by the World Health Organization’s 193 members, breaking decades of global inaction on one of the leading causes of death. It also puts national governments on a collision course with an industry wary of new taxes and advertising controls. ... read more >>
Why do so many writers struggle with drug and alcohol addiction?
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
BILL: Stephen King has written 63 books, and is estimated to be worth over $150 million. But in his recently re-released memoir, “On Writing: 10th Anniversary Addition: A Memoir of the Craft,” King tells us that for years, his drug and alcohol addictions were so bad, he can barely remember working on some of his best-known best-sellers. ... read more >>
BILL: Stephen King has written 63 books, and is estimated to be worth over $150 million. But in his recently re-released memoir, “On Writing: 10th Anniversary Addition: A Memoir of the Craft,” King tells us that for years, his drug and alcohol addictions were so bad, he can barely remember working on some of his best-known best-sellers. ... read more >>
Fewer ‘young guns’ aid firearms drop in New York City
Friday, April 30th, 2010
The city’s young guns aren’t packing heat like they once did. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thursday reported a 14% drop in weapons linked to suspects 18 to 21 years old – from 744 in 2008 to 638 last year. And the drop coincides with a continued decrease in the number of guns trafficked into the city from other states. ... read more >>
The city’s young guns aren’t packing heat like they once did. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thursday reported a 14% drop in weapons linked to suspects 18 to 21 years old – from 744 in 2008 to 638 last year. And the drop coincides with a continued decrease in the number of guns trafficked into the city from other states. ... read more >>
Middle school kids who watch R-rated movies more likely to drink alcohol at an early age: study
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Parents should heed movie rating recommendations if they want to keep their kids from experimenting with alcohol, a new study suggests. Middle school-age children allowed to watch R-rated movies were more likely to start drinking alcohol in their early teens than those whose parents were more restrictive, according to research from Dartmouth Medical School published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. ... read more >>
Parents should heed movie rating recommendations if they want to keep their kids from experimenting with alcohol, a new study suggests. Middle school-age children allowed to watch R-rated movies were more likely to start drinking alcohol in their early teens than those whose parents were more restrictive, according to research from Dartmouth Medical School published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. ... read more >>
Is Alcohol Actually Good for You? What’s Right and Wrong With Drinking
Monday, April 26th, 2010
When you toast a bride and groom with a flute of champagne or down a glass of your favorite red wine on the weekends, it can actually be good news for your body: One glass a day (or less) can make your heart stronger and may boost your memory. But have a few too many, and your risks for breast cancer, uterine cancer, and osteoporosis rise fast. So when it comes to drinking, should you or shouldn’t you? Here, experts make sense of the contradictions and help four drinkers (and one abstainer) find the healthiest imbibing strategy. ... read more >>
When you toast a bride and groom with a flute of champagne or down a glass of your favorite red wine on the weekends, it can actually be good news for your body: One glass a day (or less) can make your heart stronger and may boost your memory. But have a few too many, and your risks for breast cancer, uterine cancer, and osteoporosis rise fast. So when it comes to drinking, should you or shouldn’t you? Here, experts make sense of the contradictions and help four drinkers (and one abstainer) find the healthiest imbibing strategy. ... read more >>
University students expect to graduate with debts in excess of £15,000
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Half of all university students in the UK expect to graduate with more than £15,000 of debt, according to research published today. The latest Sodexo University Lifestyle Survey confirms the establishment of a generation of debt-ridden and anxiety-stricken undergraduates struggling to cope with their academic work. Even the traditional “student experience” appears to be on the wane as growing numbers choose to live at home and shun a busy social life because of work and financial pressures. ... read more >>
Half of all university students in the UK expect to graduate with more than £15,000 of debt, according to research published today. The latest Sodexo University Lifestyle Survey confirms the establishment of a generation of debt-ridden and anxiety-stricken undergraduates struggling to cope with their academic work. Even the traditional “student experience” appears to be on the wane as growing numbers choose to live at home and shun a busy social life because of work and financial pressures. ... read more >>
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