The government was also working with the drinks industry to establish a voluntary agreement on responsible drinking labelling.
The drinks company SABMiller is one such partner who has signed up to measures that include a general pledge to "foster a culture of responsible drinking".
Measures have already been taken to try to encourage more responsible drinking in Parliament, with staff told to cut down on topping up MPs' glasses at receptions.
If it does, then when the Earth-like planets start to roll in, the astronomers responsible may be drinking their toasts with a twist.
There was also a personal anecdote from the DUP's Jimmy Spratt who recalled witnessing a fatal collision where the driver responsible had been drinking.
Of the estimated 23, 000 annual deaths attributed to excessive alcohol use among women and girls, binge drinking was responsible for more than half of those deaths, said Frieden.
The natural gas industry has argued that flawed casing practices used while drilling shale-gas wells were responsible for methane contamination in drinking water supplies surrounding shale-gas wells.
However, a spokesman for the Denver-based American Water Works Association said 85% of its 4, 200 members -- which are responsible for 67% of the drinking water available in the U.S. -- had completed their Y2K remediation efforts by July.
Epidemiological studies have found that bad living--smoking, drinking too much alcohol, feasting on cheeseburgers--is responsible for 80% of one's risk of heart disease and almost all of the risk of diabetes.
Yet unlike other professions responsible for public safety, such as airline pilots and tube drivers, the NHS does not have strict rules on drinking before duty.
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