The PicoBrew Pico: Getting closer to a counter-top beer-making machine (Excerpt)
The PicoBrew Pico: Getting closer to a counter-top beer-making machine (Excerpt) Source: ars TECHNICA MEGAN GEUSS 5/20/2017 I’m in my mother’s kitchen in Los Angeles drinking a beer with my sister on a hot spring afternoon. The beer is a bready, hoppy IPA without any overwhelming flavors that would make you think too hard. The […]
First-ever prohibition museum opens in Savannah
First-ever prohibition museum opens in Savannah WSAV By Martin Staunton May 29, 2017 (SAVANNAH) A new attraction opens in the Hostess City this Memorial Day. it examines a chapter in American history that gave rise to organized crime. The Prohibition Museum is now open to visitors. Kayla Black, the museum director, says the soft opening is […]
Gastric bypass poses concerning risk for alcohol problems, study says
Gastric bypass poses concerning risk for alcohol problems, study says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Jill Daly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 30, 2017 Digging deeper than previous research, a study that followed weight-loss surgery patients over seven years found those who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had twice the risk of developing “alcohol use disorder” than those who had […]
India: Supreme Court directs liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31
India: Supreme Court directs liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31 The Times of India By Amit Anand Choudhary, TNN May 29, 2017 NEW DELHI: In a big relief to liquor companies which are holding their stocks worth more than Rs 200 crore in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Monday granted them […]
Finland: Working group meets to iron out details of alcohol law reform
Finland: Working group meets to iron out details of alcohol law reform Helsinki Times Aleksi Teivainen – HT May 24, 2017 A governmental working group convened yesterday to re-commence its discussions about the upcoming reform of Finland’s alcohol legislation more than a year after finding an agreement on the reform bill, Outi Mäkelä (NCP), […]
How Alcohol & Gut Fungus Team Up to Damage Your Liver
How Alcohol & Gut Fungus Team Up to Damage Your Liver LIVE Science By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer May 23, 2017 Heavy drinking can lead to liver disease, but a new study suggests that it’s not just the alcohol that damages the liver — fungi that commonly live in the human gut appear to […]
Couple drives 14 miles with a drunk on their trunk
Couple drives 14 miles with a drunk on their trunk Source: Fox News May 24, 2017 A Tennessee couple got the surprise of their life when a police car pulled them over on a Memphis highway. They hadn’t been speeding, or even driving erratically, and at first they couldn’t believe what the […]
MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking
MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking 47 ABC By Justina Coronel May 24, 2017 Wicomico County Health Department… SALISBURY, Md. – Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the country. Along with that, comes underage drinking. In 2016, 1,800 students from various college campuses died […]
Greenland: Unhappy hour
Greenland: Unhappy hour Cheap booze would be a thing of the past in Greenland under proposed legislation Arctic Journal By Kevin McGwin May 24, 2017 When discussing alcohol consumption in Greenland, Denmark often provides a frame of reference. Back in the 1980s, every resident over the age of 14 put away 20 litres of […]
New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction
New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction News|Medica|Live Sciences May 25, 2017 The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain region critical for goal-directed behavior and implicated in drug and alcohol addiction. According […]