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Underage drinkers worth $107 million a year to GovernmentAustralia's underage drinkers consume more than 175 million drinks a year and pour $107 million directly into government coffers, says a new report highlighting "alarming" rates of illegal alcohol consumption. ... |
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Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says studyBoys born to mothers who drank lightly during pregnancy are better behaved and score more highly in tests at the age of three than the sons of women who abstained, according to a study published today.Researchers found there was no link between light drinking in pregnancy - defined as one to two ... |
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How many years is pleasure worth? [Gene Expression]FuturePundit reports on research which suggests that smoking removes 10 years from your life expectancy. It's nice to see a number on this; it isn't like this is a counterintuitive finding. But this sort of quantification is important. I don't smoke, and I never have, but my experience in colle... |
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Resveratrol shows promise for treating human alcoholic fatty liver diseaseThe accumulation of fat in the liver as a result of chronic alcohol consumption could be prevented by consuming resveratrol, according to a new study with mice. The research found that resveratrol reduced the amount of fat produced in the liver of mice fed alcohol and, at the same time, increased... |
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Obama vs. Cranky Grampa [Pharyngula]We have another debate coming up shortly, so here's an open thread for you all to chatter on…if the software lets you. There will be no drinking games allowed that encourage alcohol consumption every time POW is mentioned. Read the comments on this post... ... |
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Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol ConsumptionAt some point during the evening, in bars across the land, two things happens: the lights go down and the music goes up. ... |

