TWO PINTS OF BEER BETTER FOR PAIN RELIEF THAN PARACETAMOL, STUDY SAYS

TWO PINTS OF BEER BETTER FOR PAIN RELIEF THAN PARACETAMOL, STUDY SAYS   But health experts warn to drink moderately   Source: The Independent RACHEL HOSIE April 28, 2017   Your head is pounding, the room’s spinning and your stomach is lurching – when you’re hungover, reaching for painkillers can often seem like a good […]

Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Have a Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention?

Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Have a Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention?   Cardiology Advisor By Crystal Wong, MD April 27, 2017 Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease   Alcohol has long been demonstrated to have toxic effects on the human body, but in recent years clinical data suggest that alcohol consumption may actually confer cardiovascular (CV) […]

Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds

Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds   NBC News By Phil Helsel And Miguel Almaguer April 26, 2017 The number of American drivers killed in car crashes in which drugs were detected has eclipsed those killed in crashes where only alcohol was found, according to a new study released […]

Editorial: Alcohol in theaters has pros, cons

Editorial: Alcohol in theaters has pros, cons Press Republican April 26, 2017 When you go to the movies, would you like to sip on a glass of wine or a favorite brew? Would you like those around you sipping — or guzzling — as well? These are questions that state legislators are again considering. A […]

DANGEROUS DRINKS AND HOW TO SPOT THEM

DANGEROUS DRINKS AND HOW TO SPOT THEM Source: Imbibe BY M. CARRIE ALLAN APRIL 24, 2017 People sometimes overdo it at cocktail festivals. So when Avery Glasser and his wife, Janet, started feeling under the weather during an event a few years ago, they figured maybe it was just too much booze, not enough water, […]

‘I stopped drinking at 8 weeks pregnant’

‘I stopped drinking at 8 weeks pregnant’: Six mothers of babies with foetal alcohol syndrome reveal the agony of being branded alcoholics – while struggling to cope with their child’s severe behavioural disability (Excerpt)   Six mothers have shared their stories of what it’s like to raise children who have fetal alcohol syndrome Exposed to […]