The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury.
In a story of Nov. 11, The Associated Press quoted Barry Sweedler, a former official of the National Transportation Safety Board. The story should have specified that Sweedler's comments were made Sept. 23. He died on Oct. 27.
A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business work, an official newspaper reported Monday.
Local Iraqi authorities have outlawed alcohol in the province of Najaf, home to the holiest Shiite city, saying it contradicts the principles of Islam.
Health advocates are hoping that a cheap red watch worn by college students like Alicia Nelson will become the new fashion trend on campus this fall.
A federal judge has ruled New Mexico officials can keep US Airways from serving alcohol on its New Mexico flights after a passenger caused a drunken-driving crash that killed five people.
Local governments are choosing to accept the social challenges of alcohol consumption to generate tax revenue. Dry areas are going wet, and others are approving Sunday sales and sales in grocery and convenience stores.
A judge has ordered a Muslim man to be caned and jailed for drinking alcohol, two months after triggering a national debate for sentencing a woman to be whipped for a similar offense.
A judge ruled that constant exposure to hairspray set off a teen's alcohol monitoring device — not consumption of alcohol. Based on evidence presented Thursday, Judge Kelvin Wells said he wouldn't revoke the pre-trial release of a 17-year-old teen. The teen was wearing the anklet under a court order. The device issued an alert in July after three separate readings showed she had alcohol in her system.
President Dmitry Medvedev is ordering new restrictions on the sale of beer and similar beverages in what appears to be his first effort to battle Russia's rampant alcoholism.
Gov. Luis Fortuno said Tuesday he will submit a proposal for the legislature to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages after certain hours as a way to cut down on crime in Puerto Rico.
For the first time in Italy's wine-steeped history, a city government has banned alcohol for those under 16 in an effort to curb drinking problems among youths.
U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, who is returning to Washington after a 30-day stay in a treatment center for alcohol addiction, said Monday he plans to work harder than ever and will seek re-election next year.
Oklahoma congressman John Sullivan said Friday that he has entered the Betty Ford Center in California to receive treatment for his addiction to alcohol.
When Prohibition was lifted way back in 1933, Texas was a little reluctant to go along with the trend.
Turn a bit red when you drink a mere half bottle of beer? If you're of East Asian descent, consider that a warning: You may be at higher risk of alcohol-caused esophageal cancer. Researchers reported the link Monday in hopes of increasing awareness that the inherited flushing trait — found in about a third of people from Japan, China and Korea — offers valuable health information.
The U.S. Embassy in Japan has urged Americans to avoid going to bars in Tokyo's raucous nightlife district of Roppongi due to a surge in reports of drink-spiking incidents there.
French lawmakers passed an amendment Monday to ban the sale of alcohol to minors, part of an effort to tackle the rise of binge drinking in a country known for a relaxed attitude toward a little libation.
A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers. British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years.
Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.
Cairo's luxury Grand Hyatt hotel is serving alcohol again after a compromise was reached between the international chain and the hotel's Saudi owner who abruptly declared it a dry venue earlier this year.
National Guard and Reserve combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to develop drinking problems than active-duty soldiers, a new military study suggests. The authors speculate that inadequate preparation for the stress of combat and reduced access to support services at home may be to blame.
Call it hedonistic environmentalism. Or maybe just eco-conscious imbibing. Either way, those who want their dirty martini to be a little cleaner are increasingly pouring organic spirits into their glass.
This military base in the far West Texas desert stood as the last Army post in America where if you were old enough to fight and die for your country, you were old enough to drink a beer.
Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse.
Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol.
Stuffed with stuffing, filled with turkey, crammed with cookies, and saturated with alcohol. Now what? Holidays call for celebration, and many of us know the consequences that come from overindulging in alcohol and food. Sometimes, despite out best intentions, we overdo it.
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.
GREENFIELD, Calif. -- A former Salinas softball manager accused of giving underage members of her Bobby Sox team alcohol during a 2007 party is in jail again.
PARIS - MEN who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.
On 11/16/09, at approximately 11:15 p.m., an officer was doing an area check for a victim of an assault in the 600 block of 7 Av when she came across a male screaming for help, as he was impaled on the top of a metal fence.
It's time for another compilation of classic alcohol ads. If you have been following us you probably have noticed we tend to compile vintage alcohol ads quite often.
A team of New Zealanders is preparing to drill in Antarctica in the New Year, and they hope to strike - whisky.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he thought that hip-hop could be a cure for alcohol and drug abuse and praised the country's rappers for refining an otherwise alien culture by putting "Russian charm" into it.
PARENTS could be slapped with $6000 on-the-spot fines for allowing alcohol at teenage parties under a radical reform of drinking laws.
Hard-headed husband Lin Ma hammered a nail into his own skull after a bust up with his wife over his boozing.
A seven-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was found on a Berlin sidewalk with dangerously high amounts of alcohol in his system on Sunday evening, police reported.
Evan Harris, the party's science spokesman, has demanded an apology for Prof Nutt, who was fired after ministers complained that he had "crossed the line" by briefing against ministers.
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A growing number of states are moving to allow higher alcohol content in beer, despite concerns from some substance-abuse experts.
MORE than 2,000 Scottish children as young as 10 have been treated for alcohol and drug addiction in the past five years, it was revealed yesterday.
The Government's drugs tsar, Professor David Nutt, was forced to resign last night for stating his view that cannabis, ecstasy and LSD were less harmful than the legal drugs tobacco and alcohol.
Lawyer: NYer forced wife to violate Muslim beliefs NEW YORK—A defense lawyer says a woman accused of slashing the neck of her sleeping husband was "emotionally abused" and forced to violate her Muslim beliefs. ..............
Quick quiz: If you're a jittery driver, what's a good way to steady your nerves before you hit the road? * get plenty of sleep * practice meditation * think soothing, happy thoughts * enjoy a refreshing alcoholic beverage
The British Government's chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol.
Heinz Buschkowsky, the mayor of Berlin's multicultural Neukölln district, tells Sandra Dassler from Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel why he thinks the German government's plans to introduce a new "home-care" subsidy for children opting out of day care could have disastrous …
Gang rape of a 15 year old waiting for her dad to pick her up from a Homecoming dance.
Widespread spiking of drinks with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB is an "urban legend" fuelled by young women unwilling to accept they have simply consumed too much alcohol, academics believe.