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Council discusses cost of living increase for retirees
Tifton :: GA :: USA | about 1 hour ago
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City council members discussed the possibility of a 3 percent cost of living increase for retirees Monday night during a city workshop. City Manager Mike Vollmer said that at the last actuary report, the city was “100 percent capable” of the funding the...
Tags: council members, living increase, city manager, Mike Vollmer, Tifton, Drinking culture, Drug addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism
Low amounts of alcohol may hurt health
Lund :: Sweden | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Even low amounts of alcohol consumption may be bad for health, Swedish researchers said. Study leader Johan Jarl of Lund University in Sweden found with the exception of people age 80 and older, men who consumed up to five units of alcohol a day and women...
Tags: alcohol consumption, Sweden, Lund, Wine and health, Unit of alcohol, Long-term effects of alcohol, Alcohol and cancer, Alcohol, Alcoholic beverage, Alcoholism, Health Medical Pharma
'Minimum price' call on alcohol
London :: United Kingdom | about 16 hours ago
Credibility Brian Gibbons, Wales' social affairs minister, says he wants to see alcohol strength taken into account in pricing. Scottish ministers are preparing laws on minimum pricing, and Dr Gibbons has discussed the issue with them, although he currently lacks...
Tags: BBC Radio Wales, minimum price, Scotland, alcohol strength, United Kingdom, London, Alcoholic beverage, Alcoholism, Alcohol advertising, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol, Drinking culture
Club owners: We will try our best --
Madrid :: Spain | 2 days ago
Credibility Nizam Ali of Arrive Alive Inc demonstrates how the breathalyser works with patron Ragbir Singh at the Spotlight Sport's Bar on Friday night. The Breathalyser has been introduced into law and it is now hoped that there will be less fatal crashes caused...
Tags: Spain, Madrid, Alcoholism, Alcoholic beverage, Blood alcohol content, Breathalyzer, Drunk driving, Alcohol, Drinking culture
Educate, don't just legislate --
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility Educate, don't just legislate Raffique Shah Sunday, November 22nd 2009 ON many occasions during my 40 years of driving on the nation’s roads, I’ve witnessed drunk drivers endangering the lives of other motorists. Mostly late nights, although I’m sure...
Tags: drunk, alcohol, drinking, drinking alcohol, drunks, United Kingdom, London, Driving under the influence, Traffic collision, Health effects of tobacco, Anti-social behaviour, Prohibition, Smoking, Tobacco, Cigarette
End 'cheap bevvies', Welsh urges
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility Minimum alcohol pricing backed by author Irvine Welsh Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has urged politicians to tackle Scotland's "cheap bevvy" culture. The author called for action to deal with the country's "growing problem" with alcohol. Mr Welsh...
Tags: Mr Welsh, Irvine Welsh Trainspotting, Scotland, cheap alcohol, cheap bevvies, United Kingdom, London, Alcoholic beverage, Drug culture, Alcoholism, Public house, Cider, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol, Drinking culture
Christians drinking alcohol? Here's what Scripture REALLY says!
Tea-totaling Texans? Them's fightin' words! I live in a small TexasTexas town which is probably not all that different from a small town anywhere else. At one time, as the town was growing, much was being reported by the local media and debated...
Tags: alcohol, beer, whiskey, booze, drinking, DUI, DWI, alcoholism, christian, bible, scriptures, church, preachers, god, Religion Belief, Jesus Christ, drinking alcohol, allnews, Faith, Stephenville, Lord, Texas, Wine, drunks, drunk, margaritas, taquila sunrise
Super-strength argument
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility Super-strong imported beers are fuelling New Zealand's binge drinking culture and a surge in violent behaviour, alcohol watchdogs warn. Brews with alcohol content of up to 12 per cent are on the shelves of supermarkets and bottle stores, prompting calls...
Tags: Australia New Zealand, alcohol content, New Zealand, Auckland, Unit of alcohol, Drinking culture, Distilled beverage, Alcopop, Alcohol, Alcoholic beverage, Binge drinking
A Drink (or Nine) May Help Your Heart, Guys
Men who drink alcohol in any quantity have a risk of coronary heart disease that's at least a third lower than teetotalers, a large Spanish study confirmed. Women who drink tend to have less risk, too, but the findings aren't so clear, according...
Tags: health, Washington, Drug addiction, Alcoholic beverage, Wine and health, Alcohol and cardiovascular disease, Long-term effects of alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiovascular diseases, Larraitz Arriola, heart disease
AlcoholEdu survey results confirm problems
Lawrence :: KS :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The University’s alcohol task force received its first glimpse Thursday of the freshman survey results collected by the AlcoholEdu survey earlier this fall. The University had a higher percentage of respondents than the national average who binge drink...
Tags: The University, Brandon Busteed, task force, binge drinking, Marlesa Roney, alcohol task, AlcoholEdu, alcoholedu survey, Lawrence, Alcoholism, Alcoholic beverage, Alcohol abuse, Drinking culture, Alcohol, Education
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