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April 2008
- Wines Tainted With Pesticides
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Apr 4, 08 1:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A large majority of European wines are tainted with pesticides and other toxic substances, a study by a consortium of environmental groups has found. Thirty-four of 40 bottles sampled, including grands crus from some of Bordeaux's most prestigious vineyards, contained hazardous pesticides, the Telegraph reports. But of the six organic bottles tested, five were clean. More »
March 2008
- A Dad Debates Introducing Wine
  
  New York Times | Mar 28, 08 4:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Will letting your kids sip wine decrease chances of binges later, Eric Asimov wonders in the New York Times . “I can’t help hoping that my sons might share my taste in ball teams and politics. Why should wine be any different?” writes Asimov, who imagined raising his children European-style to teach them “wine is a wonderful part of a meal.” More »
- Beer Family Scion Busted for Underage Drinking
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Mar 27, 08 7:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A 17-year-old member of the Anheuser-Busch beer family was busted yesterday and charged with underage drinking, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Hardly shocking, perhaps, except for what Adolphus August Busch V was drinking: Natural Light. Though the frat house favorite is one of the company's products, it's surely a far cry from the company's flagship brands—and gets a D- from Beer Advocate . More »
- Docs Not Toasting Ladies' Vodka
  
  Reuters | Mar 20, 08 4:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A made-for-women vodka touted as the perfect salad accompaniment has sobered Russian doctors, who fear high-end spirits like "Ladies" will only worsen already-high rates of alcoholism, Reuters reports. Estimates peg 10 percent of Russia's 142 million citizens as alcoholics, and the chief of one rehab center says 60% of his clients are women. More »
- Drunkorexia On Rise in Women
  
  New York Times | Mar 2, 08 11:57 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Drunkorexia isn't an official medical term, reports the New York Times, but the disorder is on a growing list of afflictions that combine societal acceptance of substance abuse and pressure to be thin. Drunkorexics, who are typically college-age women, shun food to prevent weight gain and to offset the calories they consume in alcohol. More »
- Making Mead Creates a Buzz Among Foodies
  
  Slate | Mar 1, 08 6:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mead, that honey-based alcoholic drink last popular around King Arthur’s Round Table, is making a comeback—well, sort of, Nicholas Day reports in Slate. Meaderies are springing up around the US, publishers have printed a spate of how-to books, and the Internet is rife with mead-making sites that include step-by-step instructions, illustrations and links galore. More »
February 2008
- UK Docs Call for Smaller Wine Bottle
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 29, 08 3:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Britons are downing too much wine, the British Medical Journal concludes, and it has a solution: smaller bottles. “Once two of us have had a glass each, it’s all too tempting to finish the bottle then and there,” wrote one doctor of the standard 750-mililiter size. One UK supermarket has already announced the introduction of 500ml (16.9 oz.) bottles. More »
- Brazil Cracks Down on Booze
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Feb 20, 08 10:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The president of Brazil is pushing for stricter alcohol regulations following the release of two studies showing more Brazilians are abusing alcohol and at an earlier age, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government has already temporarily banned the sale of alcohol on federal highways, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants Congress to limit daytime alcohol advertising on TV and radio. More »
- 'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 19, 08 2:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Men who smoke or drink heavily may transmit genetic abnormalities through their damaged sperm, leading to child health complications, miscarriages or stillbirth, researchers have found. The effects of environmental toxins on paternal health—long held to be far less important than that of mothers—may play a crucial role in explaining birth defects, a researcher told a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. More »
- Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents
  
  Reuters | Feb 14, 08 5:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Parents' drinking habits can influence those of their children, but perhaps not how you might think, a study suggests. While kids are apt to mimic boozing elders, more than one action speaks louder than words: The lax monitoring and harsh punishment that go hand in hand with alcohol abuse can also drive teenagers to the bottle, Reuters reports. More »
- Wash. Weighs Bill Ordering 'Drunk Driver' Plates
  
  Seattle Times | Feb 12, 08 5:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Washington state is considering a measure that would require convicted drunken drivers to use fluorescent-yellow license plates for 1 year after they regain the right to drive, the Seattle Times reports. The state senator behind the bill argues that the shame factor is a "very large deterrent," and says the plates would warn other motorists they are near a potential danger. More »
- Rosie's View on Booze: I Quit
  
  Extra | Feb 8, 08 3:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The wagon just got a little more crowded. Rosie O'Donnell is off the sauce, in her case beer, Extra reports. The comedian/talk show host/blogger squashed rumors of alcoholism and denied that partner Kelli Carpenter asked her to quit, instead tying the move to an attempt to lose weight. "It's not easy, but I feel better" blogged O'Donnell. More »
January 2008
- Bush Opens Up About History of Addiction
  
  Baltimore Sun | Jan 29, 08 4:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush recalled his battles with alcoholism during a visit to a faith-based social services organization today in Baltimore. "I drank too much at one time in my life," said the president, adding that his experiences showed him that people "can find inspiration from a higher power" in the fight against addiction, reports the Baltimore Sun . More »
December 2007
- Hey, Before You Hit Your Office Holiday Party, Click Here!
  
  Newsweek | 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 liver’s breakdown of alcohol; and there’s dehydration and altered sleep patterns to contend with. More »
- 'Controlled Drinking' Flies in Face of AA
  
  LiveScience | Dec 7, 07 9:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Alcoholics Anonymous has a great track record, but one doctor writes that AA's strategy isn't the only game in town when treating alcoholism. In "Take Control of Your Drinking … And You May Not Need to Quit," Michael Levy argues that a controlled level of drinking can be effective, in contrast to AA's emphasis on strict abstinence, LiveScience reports. More »
- Absinthe's Back but Thrill's Gone
  
  Time | Dec 2, 07 5:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The "Green Fairy" may have led Van Gogh to cut off his ear, but don't expect newly legal absinthe to cause anyone to do the same, reports Time magazine . New federal regulations allow the anise-flavor liquor only a trace of thujone, the chemical from wormwood that supposedly causes hallucinations. Scientists accusing absinthe retailers of "playing pretend" say the original version contained 25 times that amount. More »
October 2007
- Five Worst Hangovers Ever
  
  CNN | Oct 27, 07 5:48 PM CDT