Switch off TV and switch on your memory

"Turning off the television, picking up a crossword and eating more fish could be the key to a better memory, an Australian survey has found. Results of the on-line survey of almost 30,000 people, conducted as...

Tea 'healthier' than water

"Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers. The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the...

Demand for maple syrup rockets as detox diet fad hits Britain

"A DIET championed by the singer Beyoncé Knowles which involves slimmers drinking maple syrup for ten days at a time to lose a stone in weight has become the latest diet craze in the UK. Health food shops have...

More than two million people face shortage of drinking water in China (AFP)

" BEIJING (AFP) - Southwest China is experiencing a serious drought, with 2.39 million people facing a shortage of drinking water, state media have said. The dry spell has descended over Sichuan province, which is located only a few hundred kilometers (miles) from Guizhou...

Drought may threaten Spaniards' drinking water (AFP)

" MADRID (AFP) - Persistent drought across much of Spain may threaten supplies of drinking water to some two million people in the south of the country within weeks, according to government forecasts. With reservoir reserves running low, 71 communes in the regions around...

The Grim Neurology of Teenage Drinking

"The Grim Neurology of Teenage Drinking"

Water Tanks At Border Being Drained To Thwart Crossings

One group of Americans are placing barrels of water near the southern border. Another group of Americans are sabotaging their efforts.

Franz Ferdinand Guitarist Nick McCarthy: Drink with the Germans!

Franz Ferdinand are, by any estimation, one of the world's biggest bands right now. Guitarist Nick McCarthy grew up in Bavaria and offers the Germany Survival Bible a few pearls of wisdom about his countrymen.

quail & alcohol

Exhibiting visible signs of impairment, including slurred speech and erratic actions.

Study: Waking up like being drunk

Funny, I always thought it was the shot of whiskey I had before breakfast:CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- If it takes a while to clear the cobwebs after waking up, that's understandable -- "sleep...

This election could drive voters to drink (Oakville Beaver)

The Liberals are leading so far, but some heavy drinking could put the NDP, Bloc Quebecois or Conservative parties on top. That's the name of the game at Oakville's Trafalgar Brewing Company, which recently...

Drunken Smoker Tries to Open Airplane Door

Wow.  Talk about a nic fit:A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette.

Bush Back on the Bottle

Faced with the biggest crisis of his political life, President Bush has hit the bottle again, The National Enquirer can reveal. Bush, who said he quit drinking the morning after his 40th birthday, has started boozing amid the Katrina catastrophe. Family sources have told how...

Glug! You may be drinking too much … water (MSNBC)

It’s become a popular health mantra: Drink a lot — a lot — of water. But, says Dr. Judith Reichman, too much is not a good thing.

Media Week - Dilema - Is it possible to have a successful career in sales wit...

Dilema - Is it possible to have a successful career in sales without drinking? I am an ad sales executive for a well-known publisher. Initially, like many others, I was attracted to the profession in part by its social aspects – the entertaining of clients and agencies and...

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