A new study conducts alcohol may help people survive trauma to the head, and should perhaps be considered as a treatment method for patients with brain injuries in the future. The study, published in the Archives of Surgery, compared the outcome of patients who had been...
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Darenell Jones, 25, falls to his death on Wednesday night while re-enacting an Ultimate Fighting Championship move during a drinking session with his friends. He was celebrating a wedding in the family and watching the UFC fight in his hotel room when he was pushed in to the...
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Oktoberfest, the world's largest fair best known for the massive amount of beer consumed, marks its 176th anniversary this year. Oktoberfest starts on September 19th in Munich, Germany. The festival is free to...
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A survey conducted by the New York Times has revealed that tap water in the United States may be extremely bad for your health. The paper found that tap water is causing rashes and skin burns in many Americans, as...
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I've been monitoring the LA Station Fire from afar these past days (week or so), its amazing what one can "see" from the Internet with a little GoogleEarth and Weather Underground (www.WunderGround.com ). Those of us with a bent toward earth science in the modern times...
opinion by SteamGeek | 9 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago 226 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Minors are more likely to get drunk in Britain than anywhere else in the industrialized world, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Britain also has the highest proportion of teenage mothers, young people without jobs or...
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Binge drinking is more common among middle-aged people in the United States than previously thought, according to a study by the American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers studied 11,000 american adults, and...
The famous way to sightsee around the Dutch captial is on a beer bike, where ten people sit around a central bar and pedal through the city, but Amsterdam officials have said due to an increase of accidents, they...
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According to the met department, the maximum temperature here Wednesday was recorded at 40.4 degrees Celsius, eight degrees above normal."Orissa on Thursday asked district collectors to ensure adequate supply of...
New Orleans NOW: For the very first timeAugust 29th, 2009 is the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit to New Orleans. Perusing CNN's online coverage I was intrigued by, "New...
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This Sunday February 22 is National Margarita Day! Get out your tequila! "Maybe February isn't the best month — summer's still a long way off — but kicking back with a strong marg is sure to bring back...
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So we should drink coffee to be mentallyalert in old age. I can live with that. "Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later...
Louis Terline and Jeff Madalena, owners of Oak boutique in New York, have decided to expand their entrepreneurial ventures and open up a bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - so they can save money on their bar tabs. "And...
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Drinking coffee, a daily activity believed to be a remedy for the high unemployment rate and catastrophic boredom prevailing in Kosova. Alpha and omega of every outing, mantra in every meeting proposal and date arrangement. But make no mistake; we are not caffeine junkies...
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New research has unearthed a link between high childhood IQ and adult drinking habits - habits which may lead to problem drinking. " This association is even stronger among women than among men. Research by Dr G....
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