alcohol

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fifty one people have died since Saturday after drinking homemade alcohol, most of them in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with more than 300 others suffering from alcohol poisoning, the health ministry said on Monday. The consumption and sale of alcohol is banned in the North...

I love alcohol, man. Some people call alcohol a drug, too. Some people say that, 'Alcohol's a drug.' Not me, I call it a vitamin. 'Cause whatever your deficiency is, alcohol will treat it.

<div>The stepfather of a man found dead near his crashed ATV in Elgin isn't surprised police believe alcohol was a factor. The bodies of David Harrison, 50, and his friend Grace Steeves, 59, were discovered Wednesday night in a wooded area near Prosser Brook Road. Ron Middleton said Harrison...

<div>A former member of the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission board of directors pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving over the legal alcohol limit. Chris Higgins was found back in September 2010 by police passed out behind the wheel of a truck parked at a Charlottetown service station. Police...

A St. John's man with a history of violence and alcohol abuse was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for theft, resisting arrest and assaulting correctional officers and police. In May 2010, Richard Quilty, 56, assaulted a man in downtown St. John's after consuming alcohol, according to...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was arrested late Wednesday on drunken driving charges in Florida, police said, the latest episode for the first baseman who has struggled with a drinking problem. Cabrera, 27, was spotted by a deputy in a car that's engine was smoking...

Alcohol is definitely contraindicated in pregnancy. Clearly, a woman who finds out that she's pregnant and had a few drinks before she knew it has not hurt her baby in any way. But she doesn't want to continue drinking throughout the pregnancy, because there's this entity called fetal alcohol...

The cable suggested a thriving nightlife beneath the conservative facade of Jeddah's streets. The full range of worldly temptations and vices are available -- alcohol, drugs, sex -- but strictly behind closed doors." If you want to get your readers' attention, it's not a bad way to start. The...

Nine Central Washington University students were sickened at an off-campus party at this house last month. The Washington state Liquor Control Board on Wednesday banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks after a group of college students got sick from consuming a drink nicknamed "blackout in...

MAHWAH, N.J.— A New Jersey college has banned a popular caffeinated alcoholic beverage fearing they could lead to what officials call "blackout in a can." Ramapo College in Mahwah took the action after nearly two dozen students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning soon after the start of the...

Alcohol, some drugs bad for breastfeeding BARCELONA, Spain, (UPI) -- Doctors in Spain caution breast milk may transmit some drugs and medicines to infants. Researchers from several Spanish hospitals set about reviewing the substances possibly found in breast milk and what the effects might be...

Lawyer: Lohan tested negative for alcohol LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- A urine test taken after Lindsay Lohan's alcohol monitoring system sounded an alert showed a negative result for alcohol, the U.S. actress's lawyer said. Lohan, 23, was ordered to wear the SCRAM bracelet by a Los Angeles judge...

New alcohol charges against girls' coach WATERTOWN, (UPI) -- A girls' basketball coach charged with getting alcohol for team members faces new charges stemming from a Watertown, Conn., school dance, police say. Pomperaug High School girls' basketball coach and mathematics teacher Jennifer...

Flu shot reminder Read to the end..............then it makes sense....... Eat right! Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies. Take your vitamins and bump up your vitamin C. Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system. Walk...

Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then think again, neither does milk.

Apples caused failed drunk-driving test? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish lawmaker who failed a drink-driving test said he had eaten too many apples, the website of daily Gazeta Wyborcza said Monday. Asked why a...

alcohol as a crutch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A recent report said that “Too many people use alcohol as a crutch” So why do I keep falling over when I'm drunk?

12 Most common beer myths exploded -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy –Benjamin Franklin Beer gets a bad rap. It’s blamed for so much of society’s ills, when it should be...