Keurigs for Beer Make No Sense
Often new technology is good, whether it’s a spectacular advancement in medical science or just a new gadget that…
Great Scotch!
Oh, come on. Like you wouldn’t make that joke, if given the opportunity.
Raccoons Suspected of Having Rabies Were Actually Just Drunk as Hell [Updated]
Following recent reports that two masked perpetrators were raising alarm in a town in West Virginia, police say they…
Bottoms Up! 8,000 Gallons of Bubbly Bursts From Foamy Wine Tank
An Italian winery, L’enoteca Zanardo Giussano in Conegliano, Veneto, lost approximately 8,000 gallons of bubbly on…
World Health Organization Study Finds Alcohol Responsible for Five Percent of Deaths Worldwide
Alcohol is responsible for over one in 20 of all deaths worldwide, according to the most recent edition of a World…
There's No Such Thing as Safe Alcohol Consumption, Huge New Study Finds
You don’t have to go far to find people, including doctors and researchers, who will argue that a little bit of alcohol…
More Young Adults Are Dying From Alcohol-Caused Liver Disease
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady rise in the rate of Americans who die by suicide and drugs each year.…
NIH Pulls the Plug on Controversial Drinking Study Funded by Big Alcohol
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has abruptly halted its $100 million study meant to examine whether moderate…
Anheuser-Busch Pulls Funding From Controversial, Industry-Backed NIH Study on Daily Drinking
The National Institutes of Health has taken a whole lot of heat for allegedly cozying up to Big Alcohol in order to…
One Reason Alcohol May Give You Bad BreathÂ
The perils of drinking too much alcohol run deep—even if there’s still an ongoing debate as to how much is too much. A…
Booze Not So Great for the Heart After All, Study Says
It might take less alcohol than we think to damage the heart and shorten our lifespans, suggests a new study published…
The NIH's Cozy Relationship With Big Alcohol Is Bad for Science
The National Institutes of Health is facing more allegations that it’s in Big Alcohol’s corner. Not only has the agency…
The NIH Is Looking Into Whether Its Officials Begged Big Alcohol to Fund Major Drinking Study
Serious ethical questions have loomed over a large, ongoing study overseen by the National Institutes of Health. The…
America's Binge-Drinking Problem Is Even Worse Than We Thought
Many of us enjoy the odd glass of wine or beer, but every once in a while we like to throw down and get completely…
Hangovers Are Good
A few months ago, I got a package containing four bottles of Never Too Hungover, one of those hangover remedies that…
Alcohol Plays a Much Bigger Role in Causing Dementia Than We Thought
It’s hardly a surprise that too much alcohol is bad for the body, including the brain. But a new study published…
Why Booze Makes You Mean
Dramatic mood shifts while drinking alcohol are normal, but for some of us, booze takes us down a path toward nasty,…
Experts Are Pushing Hard to Redefine What It Means to Be Legally Drunk
A panel of the nation’s top public health experts is pushing for a sweeping set of policy changes and laws aimed at…
Why Does Getting Drunk Make You Dizzy? [Corrected]
When the year ends, many of us take the time to reflect by getting utterly obliterated. But what’s actually going in…
I Tried a $1,200 Cocktail
We humans have shockingly malleable tastes. Studies have shown that we are more likely to prefer something if we think…