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How To Avoid Holiday Overeating
latimes.com | Rosie Mestel and Ben Harder | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
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Fill up on the vegetables. Skip the pumpkin pie, or at least the whipped cream. Forgo the gravy; go really easy on the stuffing. And just say no to al...
Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 -- Any Questions?
Paul Armentano | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics
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A new study has directly compared the societal costs of marijuana and alcohol, as well as tobacco, and the final tally isn't pretty.
New York Moves To Tighten Drunk Driving Laws
nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York
New York State would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle and would require first-time convicted drunken drivers to...
Sleep Problems: Not Necessarily Connected To Age
Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
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In a slate of recommendations for the treatment of sleeping disorders in older patients,10 leading sleep experts acknowledge that aging does bring cha...
Richmond Gang Rape Prompts City's Reflection
AP | TERRY COLLINS and EVELYN NIEVES | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home
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RICHMOND, Calif. — Not far from the pulsating music and dancing of the high school homecoming, young men were drinking in a dimly-lit courtyard ...
Pop Star Joss Stone Under Attack for Marijuana Comment
Mason Tvert | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment
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Stone is not alone in her belief that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. She has some pretty solid back-up among the UK's scientific community.
Throw It Back Or Throw It Up: How Will The Allergy Generation Handle Their Drink?
Susan Weissman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
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Let's call them The Allergy Generation. They are the approximate two million children in the U.S. who are growing up with life-threatening food allergies.
What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living
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This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.
Richmond Gang Rape 911 Caller Speaks: Margarita Vargas Heard About Attack, Reported It
Posted 11.08.2009 | Los Angeles
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A 15-year-old girl who was raped, robbed and beaten by multiple attackers outside of her high school homecoming dance was found by police after 18-yea...
Cocaethylene Studied: Cocaine, Alcohol Mix To Create Toxic 3rd Chemical
The Observer | Jamie Doward | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living
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Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical -- the only known example of the ...
Calvin Hoover Charged: Oregon Man Accused Of Drunk Driving After 911 Call
AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home
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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher could...
Russia Tries To Kick The Vodka Habit
nytimes.com | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 11.02.2009 | World
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MYTISHCHI, Russia It was late on a Monday afternoon at the drunk tank in this Moscow suburb, but it could have been any day, at any hour, at any simil...
Mapping The Link Between Alcohol, Cancer
Yahoo! News | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
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New research suggests that alcohol may boost the progression of cancer by stimulating a pathway inside cells....
Police: People Watched Gang Rape Of Teen And Did Nothing To Help
AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.01.2009 | Home
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RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming d...
Real Food Rehab: Bringing Back The Cocktail Hour at Home
Dana Joy Altman | Posted 10.23.2009 | Style
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I couldn't help but notice that there was an awful lot of cocktail drinking going on in Julie & Julia. There's a certain civility to occasionally unwinding and sharing your day over a cocktail.
Jose Cuervo Marks a Milestone Anniversary With a New Tequila -- And It's Only $2,250 a Bottle
Tony Sachs | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style
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If you're a tequila connoisseur, isn't the urge to sample it overwhelming? And if you're not, who wouldn't like to own something so exclusive that it's in only 494 other liquor cabinets?
Problem Drinking
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living
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Problem drinking is all too common. Solutions are clear and proven. But their use is rare. The safety, health and economic costs of problem drinking are legion.
Spending On Alcohol
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
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They say to start saving when you're young. After my 21st birthday I took this advice and made a commitment to cut down on spending. Unfortunately, beginning to save and turning 21 seem to mix about as well as Bailey's Irish cream and lime juice.
The Roller Coaster Relationship With An Alcoholic/Addict - When Do You Get Off The Ride? Part 2
Carole Bennett | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living
A 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous or a rehabilitation program is becoming imperative. This revelation could be just what the alcoholic/addict has needed or been subconsciously waiting for.
Stiletto Stoners -- Making the Safer Choice
Mason Tvert | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
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If we are going to change marijuana laws in this country, we need the public to see marijuana for what it is: a benign intoxicant that millions of Americans use instead of alcohol for recreation and relaxation.
Marijuana in America: More Mainstream Than Ever, More Arrests Than Ever!
Tony Newman | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
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Need more evidence that marijuana has gone mainstream in America? This morning on The Today Show, Matt Lauer chatted up a piece on so-called "Stiletto Stoners:" educated, professional women who favor marijuana as their intoxicant of choice -- and are increasingly comfortable admitting it.
Make Your Own Hard Cider
Daniel Shumski | Posted 09.29.2009 | Style
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Any idiot can do this. Because, really, I'm nothing if not any idiot.
The Roller Coaster Relationship With An Alcoholic/Addict: When Do You Get Off the Ride?
Carole Bennett | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
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I have compiled what I call The Pyramid of Change; 6 phases of the alcoholic/addict from the beginnings of irresponsible behavior to full blown wreckage.
13 Natural Hangover Cures: Quick Remedies Or False Hope? (PHOTOS) (POLL)
Huffington Post | Michael Macher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
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Hangovers happen to the very best of us. We all know the familiar story: the evening starts off innocently enough--you go to a party to unwind after a...
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