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 Alcohol Good  
 for Men's Hearts 

Daily drinking reduces disease risk by more than a third, says study

Nov 19, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Drink up boys, it’s good for you—or for your heart at least, says a new study. Drinking cut heart disease risk by 35% to 50% in the survey conducted in Spain. It followed 15,500 men and 26,000 women, and found that daily heavy drinking did wonders... More »

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alcohol • heart disease • drinking • health study

bottoms up

 Town Fights 
 Public Boozing 
 With Warm Beer 

Hope is drinkers won't crack a can on the street if it's not frosty

Oct 23, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlington Heights, Ill., is tackling its public drinking problem with a novel weapon: beer. Warm beer. Starting in January, stores won't sell single-serving bottles or cans of beer cold. You can still buy that tallboy, but the town is betting problem drinkers will be less likely to crack open... More »

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Chicago • alcoholism • beer • drinking • homeless • Illinois • public drinking • alcoholic • Arlington Heights

OPINION

Kids, Learn to Spot Your 'Stupid Drink'

Teetotaling message doesn't work;
just be smarter

Sep 12, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids everywhere are back at college, where they’ll be admonished not to drink, or at least not to “binge” drink. It’s advice they’re sure to ignore, writes “Joe Sixpack” of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Instead, we should tell them to avoid their “stupid drink,... More »

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binge drinking • college • drinking • underage drinking

 He Who Drinks More 
 Gets More Exercise 

But that doesn't mean you should chug to get healthy, say researchers

Sep 1, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it doesn't explain the persistence of beer guts, moderate and heavy drinkers tend to exercise more than those who keep their booze consumption to a minimum, a new study suggests. Using government health data, researchers found that heavy drinkers—defined as men who tallied some 76 drinks a month,... More »

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alcohol • study • drinking • exercise • health research

 Neurotic People 
 Die Earlier 

Increased likelihood of smoking increases mortality risk of nervous nellies

Aug 19, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neurotics are more likely to die prematurely than their mellower peers, LiveScience reports. A new study that followed nearly 1,800 men for 30 years found that those who fit self-descriptive criteria for neuroticism—constantly worried or anxious—were more likely to die early, in large part because they were... More »

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alcohol • mental health • smoking • drinking • neuroticism • nervous breakdowns

(Newser) - Stefanie Wilder-Taylor made a name for herself penning light-hearted accounts of life as a hard-drinking mom, so her blog readers were shocked when she announced that she was laying off the sauce, the New York Times reports. Drinking-while-parenting “was a way to express that we’re still fun people,... More »

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motherhood • alcohol • alcoholism • mothers • alcohol abuse • drinking • blogger • writers • mother

(Newser) - Getting wasted is all part of the job for many Chinese bureaucrats, and it's becoming such a serious problem that it has led to illness and death, reports Reuters. Government officials are required to offer large amounts of alcohol at public functions and drink frequent toasts to honor guests. "... More »

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China • alcoholism • Beijing • binge drinking • drinking • Chinese • bureaucrats

A Couple Drinks Daily May Prevent Dementia: Study

Moderate drinkers developed dementia less often than teetotalers

Jul 13, 09 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moderate drinking may prevent the onset of dementia, MedPage Today reports. A study found that adults aged 75 and over who had one or two drinks daily were 37% less likely to develop dementia. Across the study’s 6-year window, adults who drank more than two drinks a day were... More »

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dementia • alcohol • drinking • cognitive decline • old age • drinkers • mild cognitive impairment • older people

(Newser) - The affinity for fresh, local produce in US restaurants has spilled out into the bar, USA Today reports. Many mixologists—or the new term of art, “bar chefs”—are starting their days scouting farmers markets instead of ordering syrups. “The flavor in the produce is not only... More »

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alcohol • drinking • fruits and vegetables • cocktails • Jay-ZTV • local food • fresh produce • mixologist • bar chef • bartender

(Newser) - Hoping to do some bartending this summer—or just to bring some class to your home boozing? Pete Wells, in the New York Times, has an encyclopedia of tips for you. Highlights:
  • Chilies: Small amounts of hot peppers can actually lower your body temperature.
... More »

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entertainment • drinking • summer • Jay-ZTV • bartending

(Newser) - “Beer bikes”—party vehicles that combine two of Amsterdam's favorite things—are under scrutiny after two recent accidents involving the gizmos, Reuters reports. Each large conveyance seats 10 peddlers at a central bar while a non-drinker steers. “This beer bike is completely legal,” said a transport... More »

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weird • alcohol • motorists • drinking • Amsterdam • Holland • bicycle • traffic accident • beer bike

The Way You Hold Your Drink Speaks Volumes

A gossip? Fun-lover? Psychologist sees
clues in how you booze

May 30, 09 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The way you hold your drink says a lot about you, psychologist Glenn Wilson tells the BBC. Wilson studied 500 drinkers at the behest of a bar chain, and discerned a series of notable types. Among them:
  • The gossip: Will hold a wineglass by the bowl, often gesticulating with
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entertainment • drinking • psychology • bar

 Can It: Wine 
 Industry Goes 
 Aluminum 

Drinkers like single serving, easy transport, eco-friendliness

May 18, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may lack a certain old-fashioned class, but that’s not stopping the wine industry from embracing aluminum cans, the Times of London reports. A top can-maker said he’d sold 35 million cans to the industry last year, up from 6 million in 2006—and he foresees wine fans... More »

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alcohol • aluminum • wine • drinking • aluminum can

Booze, Boos:
Amy Blows
Comeback Gig

Winehouse gets drunk, yells at band, cries after fans jeer her offstage

May 11, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of a big comeback performance yesterday, Amy Winehouse forgot lyrics and burst into tears when 3,000 concertgoers booed her offstage, the News of the World reports. At a jazz festival in St. Lucia, Winehouse showed up an hour late after boozing for six hours, yelled at her band... More »

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entertainment • drinking • concert • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • comeback

 Binge Drinking Could Fuel 
 Dementia 'Epidemic' 

Up to a quarter of UK dementia cases may be booze-linked

May 10, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no secret that drinking kills brain cells—but doctors in Britain now fear an “epidemic” of brain damage from binge drinking, the Guardian reports. Up to a quarter of dementia cases in the UK may be brought on by heavy drinking, they say, noting that some people... More »

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dementia • alcohol • binge drinking • epidemic • drinking

 Boy-Crazy LiLo 
 Returns to 
 Wild Ways 

Friends fear star is in downward spiral

Apr 22, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is back to her pre-Samantha Ronson ways: “a different man every night,” a pal tells the New York Post, and as many as six nightclubs in one evening. Friends are concerned the star is entering a Britney Spears-level “meltdown”—but without any stable family... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • drinking • nightclub • Samantha Ronson

Brown Kills UK
Plan to Double Alcohol Prices

Britain's top doc called
for raising costs to combat binge drinking

Mar 16, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown today rejected controversial proposals from Britain’s top medical officer to establish minimum prices for alcohol, the Guardian reports. The PM said he would protect the “sensible majority of moderate drinkers” after a report advised doubling prices to combat binge drinking. In Scotland, however, the regional government... More »

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alcohol • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • drinking

Brits' Drinking Solution: Double Booze Prices

Top doc says price
hike will curb rising alcoholism

Mar 15, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's top medical officer wants to curb binge drinking by hitting Britons in the wallet, the Telegraph reports. Sir Liam Donaldson will tomorrow recommend a government-imposed price hike of 50 pence—about 70 cents—per unit of alcohol. The move would also double the price of many supermarket beers. "... More »

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alcohol • alcoholism • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • drinking • doctor • Britain • price control

Campus Tries
to Keep Booze Out of Class

St. Patty's crackdown turns profs into bouncers at Illinois

Mar 5, 09 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - University of Illinois officials will search students’ backpacks and confiscate containers they suspect might contain alcohol during tomorrow’s “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Students typically pack campus bars for green beer as early as 8am, and some take drinks to class. “It... More »

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alcohol • University of Illinois • drinking • Illinois • college student • St. Patrick's Day

 Alcohol Linked to Women's Cancer

Massive study finds even moderate
drinking raises risk

Feb 25, 09 1:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Drinking alcohol, even in moderation, has been linked to an increased risk of cancer for women, reports the Washington Post. Consuming an average of just one drink a day of any kind of alcohol was found to result in a higher risk of breast, liver and rectal cancer. The study... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • women's health • alcohol • drinking

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