alcohol

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6687761.stm Bold=me. How do you underestimate "no evidence" of a risk? Nanny-state, or "Well, it's best to be safe isn't it?" . . . ?

Following on from the absinthe thread. Lots of people, including me, tend to attribute differing kinds of 'drunk' to differing kinds of alcohol. For instance, tequila seems to give me a silly 'speedy' drunk, but scotch gives me quite a 'mellow' drunk. Others say they can't drink scotch cos it...

Just a guess at the Daily Mail's headline for this news.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5230006.stm Sounds quite sensible really - but i'm looking forward to the tabloid take on this. Any better headline suggestions?

Cool! http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060404/sc_afp/spaceastronomyoffbeat_060404000657 ...bolding is mine. I'm glad they put that in there, just in case, you know, a bunch of guys decided to make a beer run and ended up going blind.

I just read this news on BBC about the effects of the extreme cold in Russia: Can this really be true? I would have thought that the monkeys might not feel so cold when they drink wine, but they would definitely not be protected against the cold? And can you cure pneumonia by rubbing with...

Having just become a new Dad, I've taken to drinking whisky a lot more than I used to. One thing that has always struck me about the stuff - or indeed any drink with a high-alcohol content - is that it is physically difficult to swallow. Why is it easy to chug down water and soft drinks, but...

Can I bring a bottle of alcohol through US customs? I will be going to Europe soon and was wondering if anyone has ever brought back a bottle of wine or vodka to the U.S. and what procedures you must go through. Although I went to the US Customs site (http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/), it was of...

So lets get this straight, if i apply homeopathic principles to my bottle of Whiskey, then i can make it super alcoholic (in effect), whilst at the same time make it last virtually for ever. Boy are the breweries gonna be peeved with me when i make my fortune. The only sour note is that...

Prompted by another thread- Why is there no good treatment for alcohol poisoning? They give vitamin B and pump your stomach. Why not inject the enzyme that converts alcohol? ("something-dehydrogenase"? don't make me look it up...)