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  • How Alcohol Affects Your Brain and Makes You Tipsy

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    Source: bergen.libguides.com

    We all know that buzzed feeling you get after a few drinks but why does this happen and why does too much alcohol have the opposite effect on us?

    Alcohol increases the amount of dopamine in your brain, creating a feeling of pleasure.As you drink more alcohol,  your blood-alcohol concentration rises and different parts of your brain are affected.

    Alcohol then affects your cerebral cortex and alters your thinking and senses. It also affects your cerebellum, throwing off your balance. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are affected influencing things like your sex drive and the medulla is also affected, impacting your heart rate, breathing etc. Read more here.

  • Geneticist Says Alcohol Issues can be Inherited

    Problems with alcohol may be inherited, according to a geneticist and author Dr Margaret Smith.

    One only needs to look at the number of celebrities whose children have followed in their footsteps when it comes to alcohol abuse to realise there must be a link between our genes and our drinking habits, the latest example is the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown in much the same manner as her mother Whitney Houston.

    According to Dr Smith a novelty seeking gene DRD4 may be to blame.

    A family history of depression and anxiety may also have something to do with it.

    Find out more about Dr Smith’s research.

  • Concern Over Rise in Vic Ice and Alcohol Emergencies

    An increase in the number of alcohol related ambulance calls in Victoria is concerning especially because paramedics say they get more alcohol call outs than ice and drug related call outs.

    According to a report by health organisation, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, there was an 11.8 per cent increase in ambulances attending alcohol-related emergencies in Melbourne in 2013-14.

    Read more at www.9news.com.au

  • ‘Vegemite Watch’ Rejected by PM

    People in dry communities are using Vegemite sandwich spread to make alcohol, but the Prime Minister has warned against the ban of Vegemite.

    A “Vegemite watch” is off the table, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He said that it is more important that we ensure that remote communities are being properly policed.”

    Find out more here. 

  • New Zealand Alcohol Free Bar Closed

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    Source: HospitalityMagazine.com.au

    If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from a New Zealand bar, it’s that non-alcoholic bars don’t work.

    After being opened for just 5 weeks the bar which served no alcohol, was forced into closure by the fact that it had no customers.

    Would you go to a no-alcohol bar?

    See more at Metro.co.uk

  • Tasmanian Hospitality Skills Shortage

    The hospitality industry in Tasmania is experiencing a skills shortage, particularly among chefs, putting its fine dining reputation at risk, a recent article on Abc.net.au explained.

    Apprentices are in high demand and literacy problems seem to be hampering progress among apprentices.

    To find out more, read the article here.

  • Pilots fail Alcohol Test – Flight grounded

    A flight was recently grounded after five crew members on the AirBaltic flight failed alcohol tests.

    Police were tipped off by a passenger that the crew may have been intoxicated and upon testing 5 of the crew failed alcohol tests including 2 pilots.

    The flight was delayed and the crew members were arrested.

    Source: Telegraph.co.uk

  • Caffeine and Alcohol – A Potentially Lethal Combination

    Drinking responsibly is more than just drinking in moderation. It also involves ensuring you don’t consume any dangerous combinations that could be bad for your health, perhaps even deadly. Caffeine and alcohol is one such combination, and in particular alcohol and energy drinks. Watch this video to learn more.

     

  • Binge Drinking Raises Long Term Health Risks for Young Women

    Binge drinking could be even more of a health risk for women than it is for men, according to Canadian academics.

    The Canadian Cancer Society says that drinking even one more drink a day can raise the risk for breast cancer by 1.5 times. Binge drinking can also increase women’s risk for head and neck, liver and colorectal cancers.

    Make sure that when you drink, you do so responsibly and stick to the recommended daily limit. Find out more here.

  • Metropolitan Pubs Do Better Than Regional Pubs

    Corporate Advisory firm Ferrier Hodgson recently reported that only 69 per cent of regional pubs were confident about future trading profitability, yet the majority of pubs in the metropolitan were more optimistic.

    Most of the country’s hospitality sector is booming, with pubs in metropolitan areas confident about future trading, whereas pubs in regional areas cited declining populations and the aging of hoteliers as part of the problem.

    Source: HospitalityMagazine.com