MIT Student Invents LED Ice Cubes to Track Alcohol Intake
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An MIT grad student is turning a bad party night into a product with potential.It was fall semester last year when 23-year-old Dhairya Dand decided to hit up a party at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sev…
New Year, New Headache? Hangover Cures and Myths
Steve Mason/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After the Times Square ball drops on New Year’s Eve and copious amounts of champagne get toasted and drunk, many might find themselves forgetting more ”auld acquaintances” than they intend…
Dining Out Poll Reveals Popular Eating and Drinking Habits
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — How many Americans eat at fast food restaurants? How many of them always order dessert when dining out?Researchers at Monmouth University sought to answer these questions, polling a random sample of 925 adults …
California Fraternity Suspended After Pledge’s Death
Facebook(NEW YORK) — A California fraternity has been suspended after a freshman pledge died following a night of partying and drinking. Fresno police are working with Fresno State University to investigate the death of Philip Dhanens, 18, who died Su…
California Fraternity Suspended After Pledge’s Death
Facebook(NEW YORK) — A California fraternity has been suspended after a freshman pledge died following a night of partying and drinking. Fresno police are working with Fresno State University to investigate the death of Philip Dhanens, 18, who died Su…
Marriage Means More Drinking for Women, Less for Men
Cultura/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — A study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association on Saturday found that married women drink more than previously married women, but married men drink less than previously married men.A…
1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Older and more educated women are more likely to drink alcohol during pregnancy, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published Friday.About one in 13 women drink while pregnant, according…
Moderate Drinking While Pregnant May Not Be Harmful
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Drinking low to moderate amounts of alcohol during pregnancy may not have any damaging developmental effects on children five years later, according to new research published Tuesday.But, the authors stressed, preg…
Smoking Hotlines Can Flag Problem Drinking
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Hotlines to help people quit smoking could also flag problem drinking, a new study found.Yale researchers used surveys to probe alcohol use among 88,479 callers to the New York State Smoker’s Quitline and…
1 in 5 White Women Have Smoked While Pregnant
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — One in five white women have smoked cigarettes while pregnant, according to a new government study released Thursday.The report, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, show…
Government Reiterates Warning on Drinking, Smoking While Pregnant
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — We’ve all heard the warnings: Don’t smoke or drink alcohol while pregnant. Yet, more than one in five pregnant white women smoke cigarettes, according to a new report from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Se…
Just One Drink a Day Could Up Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Comstock/Thinkstock(HEIDELBERG, Germany) — Consuming as little as one drink a day or less may raise a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study published this week.European researchers analyzed data from more than 100 studies …
Could LSD Treat Alcoholism?
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Could a drug known for its psychedelic “acid trips” be used to treat alcoholism?Norwegian researchers say that lysergic acid diethylamide — also known as the hallucinogenic drug LSD — was used in a…
UK Recommends Two Drink-Free Days Per Week
Comstock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — People should have at least two drink-free days out of the week, according to new U.K. government guidelines set out by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. The committee said recommendations neede…
Boston Tops List of ‘Drunkest’ Cities in US
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — This weekend, people around the country will be partying in celebration of the New Year. It’s possible that two cities in Massachusetts will party the hardest.The Daily Beast has released a list of the “drunkest” ci…