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Italian Cardiologists Cast Moderate Wine as Part of Healthy Aging
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (496+ words) Italian cardiologists used a major scientific meeting in Rome this week to argue that moderate wine consumption, when part of the Mediterranean diet, should be viewed less as a tolerated indulgence and more as a cultural and dietary element that…...
France activates drought plan as water shortages spread unusually early
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (674+ words) Vinetur - United States France Italy Spain Germany United Kingdom China Japan Argentina Mexico Chile Brazil Portugal Australia New Zealand South Africa France activates drought plan as water shortages spread unusually early With 97 departments under restrictions, officials warn of worsening pressure…...
Global Drink-Driving Deaths Fell 28% Since 2010, Report Finds
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (817+ words) A new global report released on Tuesday by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking said deaths linked to drink-driving fell faster than overall road injury deaths worldwide between 2010 and 2024, pointing to progress in enforcement, public awareness and road safety policy,…...
Scotland’s alcohol sales fell to 10.7 liters per adult drinker in 2025
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (574+ words) Public Health Scotland has updated its alcohol consumption and harms dashboard with a new set of retail sales and pricing estimates covering 2017 through 2025, adding a clearer view of how alcohol is being bought in Scotland and how those patterns have…...
Trump Administration Scales Back Federal Alcohol Harm Efforts
2+ week, 1+ day ago (352+ words) The report says the administration took a looser public stance on drinking while weakening parts of the federal health system that had focused on alcohol-related harm. Among the steps cited by STAT were the shelving of a report on the…...
Germany Plans to Raise Spirits Taxes by 20% Next Year
2+ week, 2+ day ago (453+ words) Germany’s finance ministry plans to raise taxes on spirits by 20% next year, a smaller increase than health experts had urged, according to a report cited Monday by the health policy publication G+G of AOK, one of the country’s largest…...
Europe’s fiercest recorded heat wave buckles highways and rail lines
2+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) Health authorities across Europe remained on high alert Friday as an extreme heat wave moved east and south across the continent, bringing alcohol bans and canceled public events in France, damaged highways in Germany and warped rail lines in Sweden....
Study links grape consumption in rural Latvia to sharply higher pesticide traces in urine
2+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) The research used data from the European human biomonitoring project HBM4EU SPECIMEn and analyzed 101 adult-child pairs living in rural parts of Latvia. Researchers collected morning urine samples from all participants and compared the results with food diaries covering the previous 24 hours....
Paris will ban public drinking as a heat wave grips the city
2+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) Paris will ban drinking alcohol in public starting at midday Friday as authorities try to limit health risks from the heatwave affecting France and much of Europe. Paris police chief Patrice Faure said on BFM TV on Thursday that he…...
W.H.O. Europe pushes cancer warnings on every alcoholic drink
3+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) The World Health Organization’s Europe office is pressing for cancer warnings on all alcoholic drinks, including beer, as governments and producers weigh whether the labels are a public health tool or a step meant to discourage drinking more broadly. The…...