1 Vol. 43 No. 4 May 2016 Contents (Click on an item/ page no. to be taken directly to your choice of article) News from around the world 2 College students’ drinking drops in the summer, spikes during fall and spring break Medical News Local Government Association urge drinks industry to A major new meta-analysis on alcohol consumption offer more no or low alcohol drinks and the risk of pancreatic cancer 3 UK hospital admissions indicators, 2016 annual data An innovative assessment of alcohol consumption and update 22 the risk of atrial fibrillation 6 Sharp rise in UK teen poisonings over past 20 years, Alcoholic beverage consumption contributes to caloric particularly among girls 23 10 and moisture intakes and body weight status WSTA 2016 Wine Report Alcohol consumption and colon cancer prognosis 11 Alcohol Education Trust runner up in prestigious GSK Alcohol consumption and survival of colorectal cancer Health Impact awards 24 patients CAMRA and BBPA promote alternatives to Late Night Ethnic variations in liver- and alcohol-related disease Levy hospitalisations and mortality in Scotland 12 Public health England Strategic report Partial dealcoholisation of red wine by nanofiltration Drinkaware monitor 25 and its effect on anthocyanin and resveratrol levels Drinkaware campaign targets male home drinkers 27 Modelling the impact of alcohol consumption on Young adults choosing eating out over drinking out cardiovascular disease mortality 13 What makes for an effective treatment service? Effects of moderate beer consumption on health and Snapshot of UK Wine market 28 disease Drunk offenders to attend lessons on the effects of Dose-dependent associations between wine drinking alcohol to avoid criminal charges in Midlands and breast cancer risk 14 In vino virtus promote drink drive awareness at VinItaly Alcohol use and breast cancer: a critical review wine fair World Cancer Fund finds increased risk of stomach German sports organisations take action to prevent cancer at 3 drinks or more 15 harmful drinking Resveratrol requires red wine polyphenols for optimum Masters of Wine team up with Wine in Moderation 29 antioxidant activity Ireland - drink drive detections rise Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in Survey of alcohol consumption patterns in Belgium 16 rural China Mediterranean Diet Congress reveals links between diet Individual differences, not just how much you drink, & health influences risk of blackout German teens turn away from drugs and alcohol 30 Alcohol intake and reduced mortality in patients with Parliament report on alcohol in Italy, 2015 traumatic brain injury 17 Overhaul of Alaska’s alcohol laws and regulations 31 Book - Molecular Aspects of Alcohol and Nutrition “Responsibility Starts with Me” campaign Social and Policy News Taiwan Cabinet approves draft law revision to allow online alcohol sales Governmental standard drink definitions and low-risk The New Zealand Attitudes and Behaviour towards alcohol consumption guidelines in 37 countries 18 Alcohol Survey 32 19 New research into British drinking culture HPA issues publications to moderate consumption in ‘Nudging pubs’ to cater for customers who want no or New Zealand 33 low alcohol beverages Youth alcohol use restricted as parental supply halves Improving social norms interventions: Rank-framing in Australia increases information-seeking from excessive drinkers 20 Global sales volumes of alcoholic drinks decline for the Drink Wise Age Well partnership focus on the issue of first time in more than a decade 34 alcohol consumption in the over 50s and employment County government tackles counterfeit alcohol US Teen girls start drinking before their male peers 21 production in China www.aim-digest.com www.drinkingandyou.com www.alcoholinmoderation.com www.drinkingandyou.com NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 2 AIM Digest Frampton House India Solomon Islands Frampton, Dorchester All of the major political parties in In order to address the country’s Dorset DT2 9NH T: +44 (0)1300 320 869 the upcoming Tamil Nadu state increasing rate of drink driving, E: [email protected] election have pledged to introduce The National Parliament of the a prohibition on the sale of alcohol Solomon Islands has passed Websites: beverages. 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The authors used Background: Studies examining the association between the lowest intake group (non-drinkers or occasional alcohol intake and the risk of pancreatic cancer have drinkers) as the referent group, and defined “light” given inconsistent results. The purpose of this study was consumption as up to 12 grams/day (essentially one to summarise and examine the evidence regarding the typical drink); 12-24 g/day as “moderate”; and ≥24 g/ association between alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer day as “heavy” drinking. risk based on results from prospective cohort studies. Forum members considered this to be an excellent Methods: We searched electronic databases consisting paper, using appropriate methods for a meta-analysis of PubMed, Ovid, Embase, and the Cochrane Library on alcohol and pancreatic cancer; it was limited to identifying studies published up to Aug 2015. Only prospective studies that reported effect estimates with data from prospective cohort studies. The key results 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for the risk of pancreatic of the study were that (1) neither light drinkers (RR = cancer, examining