Researchers are creating an antidote for alcohol poisoning
Researchers are creating an antidote for alcohol poisoning Source: https://thenextweb.com/ by TRISTAN GREENE May 1, 2018 A team of researchers from universities in California and China is developing a pair of pills that break down alcohol in a person’s bloodstream. In a recently published white paper the group successfully demonstrated that it’s possible […]
Diet Vodka? Ketel One Concocts a Less Boozy Version
Diet Vodka? Ketel One Concocts a Less Boozy Version Liquor giant Diageo to sell ‘vodka’ with less alcohol, lower calories as it seeks to reverse sales slump Source: WSJ By Saabira Chaudhuri and Cara Lombardo May 1, 2018 The owner of Ketel One vodka thinks it has an answer to slumping U.S. […]
These five healthy habits could extend your life by a dozen years or more, study says
These five healthy habits could extend your life by a dozen years or more, study says Source: http://www.latimes.com/ By KAREN KAPLAN APR 30, 2018 You know that getting exercise, eating vegetables and quitting smoking are good for you. A new study shows just how good they are, in terms of the number of […]
American Heart Association Journal: Moderate Alcohol Consumption One of Five Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors That Could Significantly Improve Longevity
American Heart Association Journal: Moderate Alcohol Consumption One of Five Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors That Could Significantly Improve Longevity Source: The Distilled Spirits Council April 30th A new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation confirms that moderate alcohol consumption is one of five healthy lifestyle behaviors that could help people live […]
Whisky shops in England braced for Scottish booze cruisers as minimum alcohol pricing hits
Whisky shops in England braced for Scottish booze cruisers as minimum alcohol pricing hits The price of whisky could go up by as much as £4 per bottle on some brands Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Helena Horton Simon Johnson 30 APRIL 2018 Whisky shops in Berwick and Carlisle are preparing for Scottish drinkers on […]
POLICE UNCOVER FACTORY PRODUCING ILLEGAL ALCOHOL IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
POLICE UNCOVER FACTORY PRODUCING ILLEGAL ALCOHOL IN CENTRAL ISRAEL The police confiscated faked alcoholic beverages which included vodka, whiskey and wine. Source: https://www.jpost.com/ BY JULIANE HELMHOLD APRIL 26, 2018 Israeli Border Police officers uncovered a large factory producing illegal alcoholic beverages in the village of Kfar Bara on Thursday morning, the police […]
Wine experts warn of growing anti-alcohol sentiment and aging boomers
Wine experts warn of growing anti-alcohol sentiment and aging boomers Source: NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL April 27, 2018 The industry has been riding on the “wine is good for you” trend since the early 1990s, but “negative” press about alcohol is growing, said the CEO of one of the largest U.S. wine companies […]
People appear more attractive after you’ve had a drink, says study claiming that beer goggles really DO exist
People appear more attractive after you’ve had a drink, says study claiming that beer goggles really DO exist Scientists looked into the unstudied area by reviewing 16 previous studies They found that after alcohol people rated others with higher attraction levels Due to the laboratory setting the study was carried out in they believe […]
Teenagers who drink perceive alcohol ads are aimed at them – study
Teenagers who drink perceive alcohol ads are aimed at them – study Researchers find ads could be breaching code over actors’ youthful appearance Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Australian Associated Press 27 Apr 2018 Alcohol ads shown in Australia may be in breach of the advertising code, with many of the actors perceived to be […]
Save The Martini: Why Congress Needs To Listen
Save The Martini: Why Congress Needs To Listen Forbes By Joseph V Micallef, Contributor April 23, 2018 Booze and government taxes seem inexorably joined at the hip. Indeed, it is hard to find a government that didn’t see its domestic spirits industry as a lucrative source of cash. This has been the historic pattern going all […]