Progress Made In Tackling Youth Alcohol Misuse But Still More To Do, Say Inspectors, UK

Published July 2, 2010

Progress Made In Tackling Youth Alcohol Misuse But Still More To Do, Say Inspectors, UK
Youth offending teams (YOTs) have made good progress in identifying and addressing alcohol misuse in children and young people but further improvements must be made, said independent inspectors as they published a joint report on youth alcohol misuse and offending. HM Inspectorate of Probation, the Care Quality Commission and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Estyn carried out this inspection to …
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Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy May Damage Sperm Of Male Offspring Later On
If a pregnant mother drinks alcohol she may damage the sperm and fertility of the son she is expecting, says new research presented at the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome yesterday (Tuesday 29 June). Danish doctors found that if pregnant mothers drank 4.5 or more drinks each week, the sperm concentration of their male offspring 20 years …
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Doctors Call For End To Supermarket ‘Reward’ Points For Alcohol, Scotland
Doctors have said that alcohol purchases should not be eligible for “customer loyalty points” as part of a series of measures to tackle the promotion of cheap alcohol in supermarkets. Doctors, who were attending the BMA’s annual conference in Brighton yesterday (Tuesday 29 June 2010) also gave their backing to increasing the price of alcohol as a means of reducing alcohol consumption. Dr Brian …
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