Alcohol in the Headlines

Public transport in Berlin and other German cities is often the site of spontaneous parties on the weekend, but not all passengers want to share the ride with beer-swilling drunks. Now, man

Contemporary Swedes drink significantly more alcohol and eat more meat since the country joined the European Union in 1995, according to a new report by the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jo

The Turkish province of Afyon has banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in public places, Hurriyet reported, citing a directive from Governor Irfan Balkanlioglu.

A study of adolescents around the world found American teens had some of the riskiest health behaviors. The study was published in the British medical journal Lancet.

The number of young binge drinkers increased again last year, according to figures released by the observation centre of the Netherlands Paediatric Association.

The number of young binge drinkers increased again last year, according to figures released by the observation centre of the Netherlands Paediatric Association.

Minimum prices are being considered within the context of a National Alcohol Policy which is currently being drawn up, a government spokesman said.

AB InBev, Bacardi, Brown-Forman, Carlsberg, Diageo, Heineken, Pernod Ricard and SAB Miller will work with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and national trade associations to establish and

More than one in three of those born in professional households had downed a full glass before reaching their teenage years, the statistics show.

Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Erika Comasco, Ph.D., from Uppsala University in Sweden, and colleagues collected data on alcohol consumption before and during

Representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) and countries in the Western Pacific met in Hong Kong from April 10 to 13 to discuss the prevention and control of non-communicable

Believe it or not, your dentist can actually tell if you have problems with alcohol consumption. The regular dental checkups are recommended twice per year, and these will help maintaining

Russia's love for booze took another hit this week, as the government moved to ban the sale of strong alcoholic beverages on passenger trains.

A new online tool from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health determines the extent of exposure to radio alcohol advertiseme

Thursday marks 80 years since the first state-operated liquor stores opened their doors in Finland. The first 48 ALKO shops welcomed thirsty customers on April 5, 1932, following a governme