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Alcohol consumption may improve coronary health, some studies say, but new research suggests that even the occasional binge-drinking episode can foil any such health benefits, Reuters reported Feb. 18. A review of 14 previously published studies finds that occasional binge …
California-based Oaksterdam University’s classes on growing and marketing marijuana have attracted nearly 7,000 students and have a waiting list with hundreds of more potential enrollees, USA Today reported Feb. 9. Launched in Oakland in 2007, the school now has satellite …
A new animal study suggests that marijuana may not be useful in improving memory among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or affecting progression of the disease, the Vancouver Sun reported Feb. 9. Mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer’s were given a synthetic …
Babies who were prenatally exposed to alcohol seem to be less responsive to pain stimuli, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia. HealthDay News reported Jan. 27 that researcher Tim F. Oberlander and colleagues studied 28 newborns and …
Liquor sales are holding steady despite the recession, but industry data indicates that more Americans are drinking at home rather than going out to bars and restaurants, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Feb. 2. Liquor sales were up 1.4 percent …
Smokers who wore nicotine patches for six months were twice as likely to quit as those who unknowingly received placebos after wearing real patches for two months, according to a new study. However, smoking rates were the same among both …
As with underage drinking, social factors can help predict excessive drinking among older adults, according to new research from Rudolf H. Moos of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto, Calif. Moos and colleagues studied 719 …
The New York City Health Department is taking steps to strip five of the city’s trendiest nightclubs of their food and beverage licenses after an undercover investigation found flagrant violations of New York’s indoor-smoking ban. The New York Daily News …
Bills that would lower Vermont’s drinking age from 21 to 18 and call on the U.S. Congress not to penalize the state for doing so were the subject of a recent hearing in the Vermont legislature, the Associated Press reported …
Musicians who perform songs glorifying the actions of drug cartels could face up to three years in prison under a measure recently proposed by Mexico’s ruling National Action party, the Associated Press reported Jan. 22.The penalties proposed for producting so-called …
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