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Demi's Daughter Busted for Booze

17-year-old Tallulah Willis allegedly caught carrying bottles from a car

(Newser) - Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s daughter Tallulah Belle, 17, was nabbed Friday for alcohol possession, the New York Daily News reports. Police saw the teen leaving a car in Hollywood with some friends around 11pm, allegedly carrying some bottles of booze. Being a minor, she had to alert her...

Pabst, Snoop Slammed Over 'Binge in a Can'

17 states attorneys general complain about fruity new booze drink

(Newser) - Pabst Brewing and pitchman Snoop Dogg are catching flak for a drink critics call "a binge in a can." Blast, a fruit-flavored malt liquor that comes in a 23-ounce can, was launched earlier this month and 17 state attorneys general have written to Pabst urging it to reduce...

Another Toddler Served Booze
 Another Toddler Served Booze 
Apr 15, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Another Toddler Served Booze

This time, Olive Garden is to blame

(Newser) - After learning that Applebee's served a 15-month-old boy a margarita last week, a Florida mother reveals Olive Garden served her 2-year-old son sangria last month. Jill VanHeest says she ordered orange juice for son Nikolai on March 31. When he started acting up and his eyes turned red and...

To Lower Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much
 To Cut Cancer Risk, 
 Stop Drinking So Much 
study says
Apr 8, 2011 10:43 AM CDT

To Cut Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much

Sticking to advised limits would prevent thousands of cases

(Newser) - Drinking leads to at least 13,000 cases of cancer in Britain each year, a study finds—and thousands could be avoided if people would stick to alcohol guidelines. That UK-centric finding comes from a study that examined the tie between diet and cancer in eight European countries. Researchers discovered...

Should Parents Let Kids Drink at Home?

Even some middle-schoolers get alcohol from parents, survey shows

(Newser) - If children are allowed to drink alcohol at home, with their parents, will it send them down a dark path—or save them from a possible future drinking problem? The issue is a sharply divisive one, with many parents arguing that underage drinking must be avoided at all costs—even...

Russia Decides Beer Is ... Alcohol

Change will allow country to regulate its sale

(Newser) - Historic changes in Russia: Beer, long classified as "foodstuff," is about to get upgraded to alcohol, "dragging Russian alcohol regulation into the 21st century," quips the Telegraph . Beer consumption has tripled in Russia in the last 15 years thanks to the fact that it's been cheap...

Sheen Burned Through Huge Cocaine Balls: Porn Star

And he 'chugs booze like water'

(Newser) - Just how far Charlie Sheen veered off the rails before his hospitalization last week has been revealed by yet another porn star pal, who talks of seeing cocaine chunks the size of tennis balls at the star's last bender. "I've never seen someone so self-destructive and able to take...

Best Hangover Cure: Aspirin and ...
 Best Hangover Cure: 
 Aspirin and ... 


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 22, 2011 7:17 AM CST

Best Hangover Cure: Aspirin and ...

Study finds cause, and cure, of hangover headaches

(Newser) - Forget about hangover remedies like raw eggs, hair of the dog, or yoga —simple caffeine and a painkiller are best for easing an alcohol-induced sore head, according to a new study. Neurologist Michael Oshinsky and colleagues used ethanol to induce hangover-like headaches in rats. They found that the caffeine...

For Good Health, Have a Beer
For Good Health,
Have a Beer
Jan 16, 2011 3:40 PM CST

For Good Health, Have a Beer

Drink offers the same benefits as wine: researchers

(Newser) - Beer lovers, rejoice: ale or lager in moderation is good for you, a new study suggests. It offers folic acid, calcium, vitamins, and iron, and its benefits match those of wine, the Daily Telegraph reports. The study of 1,249 men and women older than 57 found that those who...

Beer Drinkers Don't Get Big Bellies, and Other Myths

Plus a few truths...

(Newser) - You probably memorized many of these drinking tips before you could legally drink. Thing is, a number of them are false. In an article excerpted from New Scientist, the Washington Post busts a few myths ... and confirms a few others. Things that just aren't true:
  • Coffee sobers you up: Caffeine
...

Do Gym Rats Booze More?
Do Gym Rats
Booze More?
Jan 5, 2011 11:50 AM CST

Do Gym Rats Booze More?

Oddly enough, heavy exercisers might, new studies find

(Newser) - Binge drinking and exercise don't exactly seem like they'd go hand-in-hand—but according to two recent studies, they might. In one, rats that exercised on a wheel for three weeks drank more alcohol once the wheel was removed than rats who had never been given access to a wheel. And...

Rich Out-Drink the Poor— and More Boozy Facts

Uganda is world's thirstiest country

(Newser) - Drinking cuts across all social, economic, and cultural lines, but who imbibes the most? Some answers, compiled by the Daily Beast :
  • Men drink more than women (57.6% vs. 46.5%). The gender gap is all but nil for underage drinkers, then widens with age.
  • New Hampshire drinks the most
...

Shaken, Stirred, or ... Aged in a Barrel?

Bartenders borrowing the principle for cocktails, too

(Newser) - The New York Times declares a trend in the bartending world: barrel-aged cocktails. Barkeeps across the country are applying the same principle that works on whiskey to their concoctions, writes Robert Simonson. It's as simple as it sounds: Make up a batch, stick it in a barrel for about six...

Drunk Driver Busted With 15 Sheep in His Mercedes

Oh, and his blood alcohol level was 32 times the legal limit

(Newser) - What's the more jaw-dropping figure: that a drunk driver's blood alcohol level was 32 times the legal limit, or that said drunk driver was arrested with 15 sheep in his car? Both were true for one man arrested near Queenstown, South Africa, on Wednesday night. He had 15 sheep, allegedly...

Gene Mutation May Turn Men Into Vicious Drunks

Genetic variant is linked to impulsive violence under influence of alcohol

(Newser) - Scientists believe they've discovered a genetic mutation that may turn usually mild-mannered individuals into obnoxious, violent brutes once they get drunk. The mutation is linked to a brain abnormality that may contribute to violently impulsive behavior under the influence of alcohol, reports the Telegraph . The mutation interferes with a gene,...

Drunk Man Kills Shark, Saves Egyptian Beach Resort

Blacked-out Serbian hailed as a hero

(Newser) - A Serbian man is being hailed as a hero after killing—accidentally—a shark that had been terrorizing an Egyptian resort town . Dragan Stevic was black-out drunk when he vanquished the predator that has killed one beachgoer and injured four. He went with friends to the beach after a long...

Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?
Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?
Speculation Dept.
Dec 16, 2010 10:03 AM CST

Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?

Speaker-elect's alleged drinking problem the hot rumor on the Hill

(Newser) - John Boehner’s latest public crying episode has gotten Capitol Hill talking, and some are speculating that there’s a simple explanation for the waterworks: He’s drunk. “For years, political professionals have quietly discussed Boehner’s drinking,” writes Matt Lewis of Politics Daily . “Some have told...

Officials in Lather Over Alcoholic Whipped Cream

'Whipahol' trend worries regulators

(Newser) - With Four Loko and other alcoholic energy drinks vanquished, regulators are now casting a wary eye on another hot booze trend: alcoholic whipped cream. Boston-area retailers say the 30-proof "whipahol" creams, which come in flavors like chocolate, cherry, vanilla, and caramel, have been flying off the shelves, NECN reports....

US Agents Were Boozing on Nuke Transport Missions

Energy watchdog exposes intoxicated nuclear weapons techs

(Newser) - Driving nuclear weapons around must be either tedious or stressful: While agents employed to do just that haven't been caught drunk behind the wheel, feds find that some have been boozing it up while on missions, the AP reports. A recent report by the US Energy Department's inspector general cites...

Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

 Middle-Aged Women: 
 Have That 2nd 
 Drink 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 21, 2010 6:00 PM CST

Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

Turns out one to two drinks promote health in old age

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom (along with the American Heart Association) has long held that men can soak up the health benefits of alcohol by way of two drinks per day—while women have been told to not have more than one. Parity at last: Women who have a drink or two a...

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