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Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says

Havingaslittleasonealcoholicdrinkadaycouldshortenyourlife,accordingtoamajornewstudy.Ananalysisof600,000drinkersfoundthatdrinkingfiveto10alcoholicdrinksaweekwasl

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U.S. develops microinjection sensors for long-term alcohol monitoring

U.S.researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego(UCSanDiego)havedevelopedaminiature,ultra-lowpowerinjectablebiosensorthatcouldbeusedforcontinuous,long-termalc

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NBA | Dennis Rodman gets probation after DUI arrest in California

FormerNBAstarDennisRodmanwassentencedtothreeyears’probationafterpleadingguiltytotwomisdemeanorsstemmingfromaJanuaryDUIarrestinSouthernCalifornia.Rodmanpleadedgu

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Alcohol may cause cancer by damaging stem cell DNA: study

DrinkingalcoholmaycauseirreversibledamagetotheDNAofstemcellsandincreasetheriskofdevelopingcertaincancers,anewstudyhasrevealed.Usinggeneticallymodifiedmice,Briti

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Mouse study shows how alcohol damages and can cause cancer

ResearchershaveusedmicetoshowhowalcoholdamagestheDNAofstemcellsresponsibleforproducingnewblood.Thismayexplainwhydrinkingincreasestheriskofcancer,accordingtoastu

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Chinese company offers single people a lifetime supply of alcohol for £1

AChinesecompanymayhavefoundtherecipeforahappysinglelife:anever-endingsupplyofalcoholtokeepcustomerswarmonthoselongandlonelynights.AspartofAlibaba’sannualSingles

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Thai 7-Eleven suspends draft beer sale after protest

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Oct.6(APD)--TheconglomeratethatownsallThai7-Elevenstoresagreedtotemporarilyceasesellingdraftbeerfollowingprotestsbyanti-alcoholnetw

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Heart benefit of alcohol not seen in people with liver disease

Lighttomoderatedrinkersmayhavealowerriskofheartdiseasethanteetotalers,butanewstudysuggeststhisdoesn’tholdtrueforpeoplewithfattyliverdisease.Mostpeoplehavealittl

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Binge drinking 'an important contributor' to youth obesity, says report

Nowparentshaveanewreasontoworryabouttheirchildrendrinkingalcohol.Anewreportsuggestsadirectlinkbetweenbingedrinkingandobesityamongyoungpeople.Agroupofresearchers

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Drinking alcohol improves memory, study claims

Many of us have woken up the morning after the night before with a fuzzy recollection of our alcohol-induced antics.

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Drinking alcohol improves memory, study claims

Manyofushavewokenupthemorningafterthenightbeforewithafuzzyrecollectionofouralcohol-inducedantics.Soitmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatdrinkingcanactuallyhelpimproveyour

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Alcohol poisoning kills 3 in southern Iran, 48 hospitalized

Iran'ssemi-officialISNAnewsagencyisreportingthatalcoholpoisoninghaskilledthreeandleftmorethan40peoplehospitalizedinsouthernIran.Thereportquotedajudiciaryofficia

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Scientists say even light drinking can lead to brain structure changes

Drinkingevenmoderateamountsofalcoholcanleadtochangesinbrainstructureandharmcognitivefunction,researcherssaidonTuesday,counteringthenotionthatlowlevelsofdrinking

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Toxic liquor kills at least 32 in Pakistan

​At least 32 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say.

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Fewer young Australians drinking alcohol excessively

​Young Australians are increasingly choosing to abstain from drinking alcohol, while older Australians make up the largest proportion of those seeking treatment for alcohol-related issues, a new report has found.

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Lithuanian politicians irritated by retailers' asking ID from alcohol buyers

​Two members of Lithuanian parliament (MPs) said on Tuesday that recent major retailers' decisions to demand to see the identity cards of customers buying alcohol, lacked reasoning and vowed to take legislative measures against the step.

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Sweden's youngest ever minister resigns over drink-driving scandal

Sweden's youngest ever government minister, Aida Hadzialic, announced her resignation Saturday after being caught driving over the alcoholic limit.