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say good bye to the bar-pub trade
WHO to recommend ways to reduce harm of alcohol GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) experts will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The United Nations agency's executive board this week endorsed efforts to raise awareness about the risks of injury, violence and illness from the harmful use of alcohol, especially by young people and pregnant women, Fadela Chaib said. The 34-member board agreed the WHO should draft a global strategy to reduce those threats. It may include guidance on the marketing, pricing and distribution of alcoholic drinks, as well as health worker training and public awareness campaigns. The strategy, to be completed in two years, would aim particularly to protect "all at-risk populations such as young people and those affected by the harmful drinking of others," Chaib told a news briefing. The WHO's 193 member states would need to back the proposal at their World Health Assembly in May for work on the new strategy to get underway. This step is generally a formality. In 2003, the WHO clinched an international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco use through stronger warnings on cigarette packages and limits on advertising and sponsorship. Nordic countries raised concerns about the public health hazards from alcohol to the WHO more than three years ago. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080125/hl_nm/un_alcohol_dc...ng9Pz43XJNBc0aCs0NUE -------------------------- can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen --------------------------- If you're fed-up with government intrusion into our private lives (alcohol, tobacco, weight or so-called obesity, etc.) especially the nonsense and destruction surrounding smoking bans, then discuss/fight smoking bans at the FORCES tavern or go directly to their FORCES homepage. A UK-based group (forcing a Judicial Review of the English smoking ban) is Freedom to Choose, with another great forum for chatting and organizing here. |
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If you enjoy it, they will come.
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its sad that what ever one deem an "enjoyment" in life its being ripped away..by some busybody "who knows whats best for your life"
-------------------------- can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen --------------------------- If you're fed-up with government intrusion into our private lives (alcohol, tobacco, weight or so-called obesity, etc.) especially the nonsense and destruction surrounding smoking bans, then discuss/fight smoking bans at the FORCES tavern or go directly to their FORCES homepage. A UK-based group (forcing a Judicial Review of the English smoking ban) is Freedom to Choose, with another great forum for chatting and organizing here. |
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Whatever you do, NEVER admit you enjoy sex....they'll ban that next for sure
   -- Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. John F. Kennedy http://swfreedomlover.wordpress.com |
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