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Raise a Glass to the Joys
(and Pains) of Happy Hour

Jun 24, 2008 8:02 PM CDT

Raise a Glass to the Joys (and Pains) of Happy Hour

One in five of us go out for drinks after work with co-workers; it's not all good

(Newser) - Is it happy hour yet? About 20% of Americans regularly go out for drinks with colleagues after work, says a survey from careerbuilder.com. Reuters runs down the highlights:

Most go out just to be social, but about 30% say they do so to gossip or only because they feel

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The Scourge of Morning After

May 20, 2008 2:13 PM CDT

The Scourge of Morning After

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

(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...

Sex Please, We're Drunk

May 11, 2008 9:09 AM CDT

Sex Please, We're Drunk

Hooking up is the aim of booze and alcohol binging: study

(Newser) - Young people intentionally binge on booze and drugs to improve their sex lives, according to new research. A third of European men under the age of 36 and a quarter of women said they drank to increase their chance of sex—and were more likely to engage in unsafe sex...

Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer

Apr 14, 2008 9:44 AM CDT

Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer

A drink a day raised risk 32% for older women: study

(Newser) - Alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer in older women by more than 50%, according to a new study. In an analysis of data from more than 184,000 post-menopausal women, those who had one or two drinks a day were 32% more likely to develop breast cancer tumors,...