Robert Joseph wonders whether the best people to help counter the World Health Organisation's zero-tolerance attitude towards alcohol might just possibly be our friendly local wine-drinking doctor.

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Hundreds of thousands of people now give up alcohol for Dry January and Sober October. Some prominent members of the wine industry are taking a stand against this trend. Robert Joseph thinks they are wrong.

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The World Health Organization has recorded a decrease in alcohol consumption in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health." However, it does not yet consider its goal achieved.

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Clinical trials from Spain have concluded that wine is an important component of the Mediterranean diet. Felicity Carter spoke to the lead researcher.

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Rod Phillips, noted wine historian and Professor of History at Carleton University, examines the popular new phrase 'neo-Prohibition'.

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It might feel like it’s all gloom and doom in the wine industry right now, but two separate groups are creating positive energy around wine. Felicity Carter reports.

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US campaigners are beginning to talk about litigation against the alcohol industry. Robert Joseph considers some worrying legal precedents.

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Robert Joseph considers the reasons for the growth in the demand for zero-alcohol beverages.

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In Germany in recent years, all signs point to a steady decline in alcohol consumption, especially among young people, and a decrease in alcohol abuse.

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