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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: hangover

hangover stories: 4 news summaries

Genetically Altered Yeast Ends Wine Hangovers

But remedy doesn't
sit well with purists

Jun 10, 09 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian scientist has found a genetically modified hangover cure. He distributes an altered yeast, MLo1—which eliminates compounds that cause headaches in red and many white wines—to 40 winemakers in the US and Canada. But some vintners and winos are resisting the genetic alteration of their craft, which... More »

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genetically modified crops • hangover • wine industry

The Scourge of Morning After

Deconstructing the hangover—and the folk remedies that are still the only hope

May 20, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hangovers have afflicted the recently drunk since the Stone Age, yet a dependable remedy remains elusive. A hangover takes hold just as the body succeeds in eliminating the alcohol from the blood stream, Joan Acocella notes in the New Yorker. It results from a pileup of insults the system sustains... More »

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alcohol • alcoholism • beer • hangover • liquor • alcohol consumption • RU-21

Hey, Before You Hit Your Office Holiday Party, Click Here!

Plenty of causes, few cures for hangovers

Dec 13, 07 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - If the dangers of drunkenness don’t deter you from revelry this holiday season, maybe the agony of a hangover should, Newsweek reports. Some experts call the morning-after malaise “a mini-withdrawal” similar to a recovering alcoholic’s; others say it’s the work of chemicals left over from the... More »

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health • alcohol • binge drinking • holiday • Christmas • hangover

Five Worst Hangovers Ever

Oct 27, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think you know how to tie on one?  You're a piker compared to these historical debauches:
  1. Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-century throwdown. His punch had 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds
... More »

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London • Manhattan • beer • list • hangover • rum • Horatio Nelson • brandy • Henry Hudson • Bagdora • Delaware Indians

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