Tax curbs thirst for alcopops
Alcopops tax has ‘probably’ reduced heavy drinking by young people but Australia’s overall alcohol consumption still remains marginally higher than five years ago.
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Wrongful death lawsuit tossed; teen Shelby Allen died of drinking too much alcohol
A Shasta County Superior Court judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a Redding teenager who died of alcohol poisoning at a friend’s home in December 2008.
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Book Review – Here on Earth – By Tim Flannery
While detailing the great harm done by humans, Tim Flannery also writes hopefully about the earth’s future.
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Rise of the Gaia killers
The Australian paleontologist and biologist Tim Flannery has earned his broad-brimmed field hat. Flannery is the discoverer of dozens of mammal and dinosaur species, extant and extinct, across Australia and Melanesia. In books like The Future Eaters (about the devastation wrought by the settlement of Australia) and The Weather Makers (about climate change), he has won accolades as a vivid …
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It’s time, Michigan: Retire numbers of Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson
Statues and other tributes like those at Penn State and Notre Dame are part of the game-day experience. Maybe you don’t look at them or notice them all the time, but they are important reminders to the people who have built and shaped college football programs.
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Blackouts can lead to future injuries
College drinkers may amaze friends with tales of forgotten nights and sloshy parties, but research from Northwestern University shows those who can’t remember how the night ended are almost twice as likely to receive injuries in the future.A recent study published in the June 2011 Injury Prevention journal shows that college students who report alcohol-induced memory blackouts are at a higher …
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A mom in African refugee camp; son thrives in US
At Morris Michael’s graduation, the mother who shepherded him out of a Sudanese war zone and inspired his love of learning was not among the proud parents thronging Columbia University’s stately Manhattan campus.
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Tributes pouring in for king
TRIBUTES poured in for the late amaRharhabe King Maxhoba Sandile who died on Monday after a battle with kidney and heart-related problems.
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Binge drinking more harmful for girls – study
Binge drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study shows.
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Binge drinking during adolescence behind women’s poor map reading skills
London, July 15 : Women have been often criticised for their inability to read maps by exasperated male drivers.
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One in six UAE couples have fertility issues
Dubai Stress, late marriage, a genetic condition that produces a hormonal imbalance are the leading causes of infertility in women in the UAE, an expert said.
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Durham coalition joins effort to try and stop alcopop drinks like BLAST
An effort to get a new malt liquor off store shelves in Durham is gaining traction.
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Binge Drinking More Damaging to Teenage Girls’ Brains
  The long-term cognitive effects of binge drinking are more pronounced in teenage girls than in their male peers, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Stanford University.    …
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Boating tragedy raises questions on alcohol in boats
For more than a decade, the extended Rowley family has gathered in Central Nebraska each year for Fourth of July holidays filled with family, fireworks, boating and fun.
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Teen girls’ brains hit hard by binge-drinking: study
WASHINGTON – Binge-drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study released Friday shows.
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Call to increase alcohol prices
The success of the alcopops tax in cutting teen drinking could be used as a model to introduce a minimum price on all alcoholic beverages, drug and alcohol experts suggest.
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Drinking water gets separate ministry
New Delhi, July 12 : Drinking water, the precious vanishing resource, for the first time merits an independent portfolio. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday created a new ministry of drinking water and sanitation that will be looked after by Mumbai leader Gurudas Kamat.
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Oversight may put Barre drinking water at risk
Drinking water is at risk in Barre if a dam fails. It was severely damaged by flash floods. Barre City has limited funds to deal with the damage, and a misstep in the emergency funds application process may have left the city’s sole water source in jeopardy– and the city with no help to fix it.
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Texas cattle dying after drinking too much water
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Cattle across drought-stricken Texas are dying after drinking too much water. Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are no hard numbers for this latest impact in Texas’ worst drought in decades, but reports are on the rise across the nation’s leading cattle producing state. Producers are losing cattle after moving them from withered pastures where water tanks …
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Broken Pump Prompts Need To Boil Water Before Drinking
What is described as a breakdown in disinfection has brought about the need for some people to boil their water before drinking it, officials announced Wednesday.
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Nearly half of college grades are A’s, study finds
The old bell curve no longer looks like a bell. It’s lopsided now. College grades are so inflated that A’s make up 43 percent of all letter grades given at colleges and universities.
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Broken Pump Prompts Need To Boil Water Before Drinking
What is described as a breakdown in disinfection has brought about the need for some people to boil their water before drinking it, officials announced Wednesday.
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8 die in Ecuador after drinking bootleg alcohol
Authorities in Ecuador say at least eight people have died and 11 more are sick after drinking adulterated alcohol.
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Banishing alcohol made Jonathan Trott mainstay of England batting
London, July 16 : England batsman Jonathan Trott has admitted that drinking made him “go nuts” and giving up alcohol made helped him become a mainstay of the England side since 2009.
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Female teens ‘more vulnerable to negative effects of binge drinking’
Washington, July 16 : A new study, which examined gender-specific influences of binge drinking on spatial working memory (SWM), has found that female teens may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of the habit.
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Even low doses of alcohol have effect on your heart
Washington, July 16 : Moderate-to-high amounts of alcohol have been previously found to acutely impair the heart’s left ventricular (LV) performance.
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Adolescent binge drinking can damage spatial working memory
Binge or “heavy episodic” drinking is prevalent during adolescence, raising concerns about alcohol’s effects on crucial neuromaturational processes during this developmental period. Heavy alcohol use has been associated with decrements in cognitive functioning in both adult and adolescent populations, particularly on tasks of spatial working memory (SWM). This study examined gender-specific …
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Female teens ‘more vulnerable to negative effects of binge drinking’
Washington, July 16 : A new study, which examined gender-specific influences of binge drinking on spatial working memory (SWM), has found that female teens may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of the habit.
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Binge drinking higher in Butler County than nation
Butler County adult drinkers may impress their friends with how many they can throw back, but the findings from a recent survey suggests many of them may have a binge-drinking problem.More than 1 in 5 Butler County adults, or 23 percent, reported binge drinking in the month before the 2010 Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status survey was conducted by the Health Foundation. That’s higher …
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Research shows binge drinking is worse for girls
16 July 2011 Binge drinking is worse for teenage girls than for boys, according to new research.
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Girls’ brains hit hard by drinking
BINGE-drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study shows.
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Binge drinking higher in Butler County than nation
Butler County adult drinkers may impress their friends with how many they can throw back, but the findings from a recent survey suggests many of them may have a binge-drinking problem.More than 1 in 5 Butler County adults, or 23 percent, reported binge drinking in the month before the 2010 Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status survey was conducted by the Health Foundation. That’s higher …
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Drug czar promotes treatment for moms
National drug czar Gil Kerlikowske brought welcome news for Virginia O’Keefe and the women and children at Amethyst yesterday.
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OMG! Excessive Texting Tied to Risky Teen Behaviors
TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) — Excessive texting and social networking may increase teens’ risk for dangerous health behaviors, including smoking, drinking and sexual activity, a new study suggests.
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Ready to Talk to Your Teen About Alcohol?
FRIDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — A free handbook to help parents learn how to talk with their teens about alcohol is being offered by the American College of Emergency Physicians and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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The man who pranked Schuster
MANY will know him from his role as co-presenter of South Africa’s Got Talent. Others will know him from The Most Amazing Show’s comedy duo, Corne and Twakkie, as the hilarious Twakkie.
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Seeznins: The Rise and Fall of a Young Black Mans Dream
Sam Thompson is crushed. His dream was to run a bar that could bring people together to enjoy themselves and also be a positive force in Portland. So last December, when he opened Seeznin’s Bar and Grill on 82nd Avenue, his hopes were high. But just months down the road that dream is shattered.
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Why are you still drinking soda? New health effects to beware
You know that drinking too many sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), such as teas and flavored drinks, is bad for your waistline. Now new research shows that they may be bad for something else, too—your blood pressure. A new study of nearly 3,000 people published in the prestigious journal Hypertension reported that drinking SSBs was associated with high blood pressure.
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Dad Denied Custody After Boy Allegedly Found Drinking Beer
A judge denied a father custody of his 18-month-old son on Monday after deputies said the boy was found drinking from beer bottles alone in the front yard. VIDEO REPORT: Boy Allegedly Found Drinking Beer
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First Nations urged to fight Ottawa for safe water
The Council of Canadians says First Nations shouldn’t let the federal government off the hook when it comes to providing safe drinking water for all.
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CALL RELEASED: The 911 call made by a Luther College student before his January 1st death has been released
Police have released audio of a 911 call that shows a college student from Ghana seeking help before his death but struggling to tell a dispatcher where he was located.
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Water Main Rupture Causes Drinking Water Concerns
More than 1,500 businesses in downtown Louisville are struggling to cope with the lack of safe drinking water in the aftermath of a massive water main rupture. Some closed downtown offices, including Humana Inc., although its satellite offices remained open, according to spokesman Jim Turner. Residents in the affected area have been advised to boil water. They can also pick up free bottled water …
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