GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The WHO’s report on harmful drinking and health policies issued yesterday was widely picked up by the drinks media, with some of the reporting likely to cause panic where it’s not really necessary. The definition of “heavy episodic drinking”, particularly harmful, was reported by The Drinks Business, for example, as “The report […]
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WHO pushes for policies to cut alcohol abuse
Re-published from Ellen’s Wine World GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol,” says the World Health Organization (WHO). The Geneva-based organization 12 May published the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”. The new report provides country profiles for alcohol consumption and problems such as […]
WHO warns that alcohol involved in 3.3 m deaths
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol,” says the World Health Organization (WHO). The Geneva-based organization 12 May published the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”. The new report provides country profiles for alcohol consumption and problems such as heavy episodic drinking in the […]
Geneva Marathon runners get tap, not bottled water
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – More than 10,000 runners are registered for the Geneva Marathon for Unicef, three weeks before the 3-4 May event. And this year they’ll find there’s a difference: their all-critical water supply won’t come from plastic bottles but from mains water. The SIG, which supplies Geneva’s water, has been on a campaign to […]
Chasselas fight divides the Swiss
Time for an ode to my adopted home country’s wine LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Chasselas-bashing and ardent defenses are suddenly fashionable in Swiss wine circles, puzzling to any outsiders who’ve fallen in love with the eponymous Vaudois white wine. The wine is also widely made in Geneva and, under the name fendant, in canton Valais. Think […]