Alcohol in the news

Excessive drinking habits have led to a sharp rise in alcohol-related disease in England over the past five years, with cases

Dozens of drunk drivers have been detained across China after police began a two-month crackdown on driving under the influence of alcohol.

Almost a third of Scottish men and a quarter of women drink at potentially harmful levels but very few are getting help, a study has suggested.

State attorneys general and health-advocacy groups are urging the federal government to more closely regulate caffeinated alcoholic drinks, a small but fast-growing category popular among younger d

The Swedes have a difficult relationship with alcohol: they may, according to a study commissioned by the EU, drink alcohol less frequently than the Portuguese, for instance (the majority of Swedes

An opposition-controlled Malaysian state on Friday rejected a demand by Muslim fundamentalists to ban the sale of alcohol at convenience stores in Muslim-majority areas.

Many British teenagers turn to alcohol to relieve boredom, a survey suggests.

Local alcohol producers are crying foul over the seeming haste by which the Philippine government is responding to the European Community's (EC) complaint against alleged discrimination in the tax

If you'd like to increase your risk of getting an array of cancers, a new study suggests you should hit the bottle.

Daily limits on alcohol consumption are meaningless and potentially harmful, experts have warned.

Almost nine out of 10 Victorians want cigarette-style health warning labels on their beer, wine and spirits, according to new research.

A new alcohol tax goes into effect Saturday on all beer, wine and alcohol purchases in the state, lifting a previous tax exemption on booze.

The China Daily, that great wielder of the sword of Truth, has issued a dire warning to the unregenerate. From today the government is increasing the taxation on high-powered alcohol.

Supermarkets would prefer increased taxes on alcohol to imposition of minimum prices to try to stop discounting.

A steady stream of offenders suffering from a syndrome with no cure – fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – are being unfairly entangled in the criminal justice system, says a leading criminal law