Mar 03 2010

Hangover-Free Booze Coming to a Glass Near You?

Tag: Drugs and Alcohol, Food Unwrapped — Talal Al-Khatib @ 8:56 pm
Could drinking oxygenated alcohol prevent a hangover? Find out here.

Mar 02 2010

Amid Desperation, Fake Cures and False Hope in Haiti

Tag: Current Events, Disabled People, Drugs and Alcohol, Epidemic, Folklore and Superstition, Health — Benjamin Radford @ 9:03 pm
In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquakes, huge amounts of money, food, clothing, water, tents, and other supplies arrived in the country. People showed up as well: professional search and rescue personnel, epidemiologists, nurses, and doctors. And, unfortunately, many people ...

Feb 24 2010

Who Said Tiger Was a Role Model?

Tag: Crime, Current Events, Drugs and Alcohol, Folklore and Superstition, Heroes, Mental Health, Myths and Legends, Recreation and Entertainment, Scandals and Trials — Benjamin Radford @ 7:52 pm
As anyone who doesn’t live under a rock knows by now, Tiger Woods is sorry for stuff. He never explicitly stated just what, exactly, he was offering his “profound apology” for, though presumably it had something to do with the ...

Feb 08 2010

Celebrity Deaths: Homicidal and Accidental

Tag: Crime, Current Events, Drugs and Alcohol, Mental Health — Benjamin Radford @ 11:02 pm
Everybody dies, but even after celebrities shuffle off this mortal coil their deaths get the Hollywood gloss. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, didn’t die of a drug overdose; he was killed. This morning, one of Jackson’s physicians, Dr. Conrad ...

Feb 08 2010

Beer Good for the Bones

Tag: Drinks, Drugs and Alcohol, Food Unwrapped, Healthy Foods, Wine — Emily Sohn @ 4:24 am
Some beers contain high amounts of silicon, a nutrient that helps strengthen bones, research finds.