UK News

Listed below are a number of articles which have made headlines in the UK press.

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Date	Title
Aug 2007	Bar Staff have Doubled Risk of Death from Alcohol Consumption
Sep 2007	Long-term study identifies risks associated with adolescent drinking
	Drinking in 11-15 year olds in England, 2006
	Zero tolerance of alcohol misuse
	Alcohol Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer, Whatever the Type of Drink
Oct 2007	Forty years of the breathalyser: RoSPA calls for lower drink-drive limit
	Local Alcohol Profiles for England: New figures released
	The government doesn't know how many units are in a glass of wine
	The House of Lords debated the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.
Nov 2007	Alcohol Causes Cancer
	New Alcohol Health Alliance and Nuffield Council on Bioethics both call for tougher measures on alcohol
	Ofcom and ASA report on Alcohol: Young People drink more brands that are more highly advertised
Dec 2007	We're Drinking More Than We Thought We Were
Jan 2008	Anti-drinking campaign ads may be counterproductive
	Exercise, Alcohol and Health
	Men drink twice as much alcohol as women
	Alcohol Deaths Rates in the UK continue to rise
Feb 2008	Home Secretary's Speech on Tackling Drunken Violence and Disorder
	Stronger government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report
	Evaluation of the Licensing Act 2003
	Liver Trust Press Release and Report on alcohol pricing Press Release|Full Report
March 2008	Review of The Licensing Act 2003 - IAS Comment
	2008 Budget: Tax increases on alcohol
May 2008	Higher retail alcohol sales increase the risk of suffering serious assault
	Government Alcohol Education Campaign
	Alcohol-related hospital admissions have more than doubled since 1966
June 2008	Young and Alcohol - A new approach launched in Government Action Plan. Young and Alcohol - A new approach launched in Government Action Plan - IAS Comment.
	Bikinis make men impulsive
	Anti-binge drink ads launched
	WHO report on Health Behaviour in School-aged Children
	Alcohol in Scotland
July 2008	The Licensing Act is Ineffective and Costly
	Depression linked to moderate drinking
	UK CMO recommends zero alcohol limit for young drivers
	DoH 'fails to lower alcohol misuse or obesity'
	Industry voluntary code "Not fit for purpose"
	Major Government Reviews on Alcohol
	New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths
August 2008	UK Alcohol Sales Rise