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Countries drinking patterns based on alcohol bought and drank

Some like a drink more than others but this can also be said for countries. The lastest firgures from the World Health Organisation show a new list of big drinkers based on pure alcohol bought and drank in 2007. 1)...

Drinking alcohol shrinks the brain

Drinking alcohol shrinks the brain People who enjoy more than two glasses of wine a day are at greater risk of suffering memory problems in old age than non drinkers, a new study shows. Muslims do not drink alcohol. Thank Allah for Prophet Muhammad who saved...

Get Your 'Anti-Energy' Drank On

Anti-energy drinks are the new energy drinks. Minus the whole getting drunk on cough sizzurp part. " Drank is a new "anti-energy drink," designed to, er, "slow your roll." The grape-flavored drink is fortified with melatonin, valerian root, and...

Girl marries dog in India to break 'evil spell'

Here is a new twist on the "Man Bites Dog" story ..." ...

Suicide rates up for soldiers

This is really sad. I believe it though. I recently dated a Marine for awhile, but after he returned from Iraq he changed, drastically. He was really depressed, drank almost 5 beers a day and would go off in a rant about feeling guilty for being back home and leaving all of...

Drink now, heart attack later?

New research suggests that people who hit the sauce hard as teens and young adults have a greater chance of heart problems later on in life.If it's true, the vast majority of university and college kids are...

Booze May Cause Short-Term Hearing Loss ... What?

For me, this phenomenon is remarkably selective."If you have a hard time hearing conversation at a bar, it may not be because of the noise, a study suggests. Alcohol, United Kingdom researchers found, seems to...

Drinkers are open to suggestion

Advertisers have discovered the power of beer goggles:"NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Here's one thing you might not expect to accompany a hangover: ad recall. A recent Arbitron study of bars and nightclubs found the...

Coffee may slow memory declines in women: study

Another score for America's favorite morning beverage. A recent study finds that coffee might help fight age related illness in women. Coffee, shown to be rich in antioxidants, is an $18 billion  dollar...

Study: Diet soda linked to heart risks

Somehow these results just seemed inevitable:"BOSTON - People who drank one or more diet sodas each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but inconclusive...

Man blames health drink for unwanted erection

"NEW YORK - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized. The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods of New York said he bought the nutrition beverage...

His Job Made Him an Alcoholic

Ambev, a Brazilian brewing company, has been ordered to pay a former employee, who claims his job as a beer taster made him an alcoholic, nearly $50,000."He said that for more than a decade he drank around one and...

Binge drinking rife among Coast teens

"14.02.2007 By REBECCA MARSHALL and AAP DISTURBING new research has shed light on the problem of youth binge drinking, a habit that is damaging the health of young people on the Sunshine Coast. A survey of 500 men...

Binge drink problem rife

"A THIRD of Australians aged 18 to 24 are classified as binge drinkers, with nearly one-in-four drinking to the point of passing out on at least five occasions, a new study reveals. The research, commissioned by...

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