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Bottoms up, there’s a new health benefit for alcohol

According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal, a daily alcoholic drink could lower the risk of heart failure in men and women. The social drinker is doing more good for their heart than heavy drinkers and teetotallers. So, well, cheers to that. The research, conducted by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in […]
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Hangover cures to get you through the party season

Hangover symptoms are a product of dehydration, hypoglycemia, and the poisonous side effects from toxins in our drinks (sounds great, right?) so is there any instant cure for a hangover? Sadly, not says Ruth C. Engs, RN, EdD, a professor at Indiana University who has done extensive research on the effects of drinking. “There are […]
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Pregnant women and wine?

Should bar staff refuse to serve alcohol to pregnant women?

Would you serve a pregnant woman alcohol? If not, you’d be acting illegally and could be sued, as Triana O’Keefe discovered recently. Working in a bar I am often confronted with situations of which I’m going to describe as less than ideal. To be honest the job description should have read ‘Local bar seeks tender […]
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Matthew Newton: “I’m a changed man”

In his first "clean interview", troubled actor Matthew Newton has opened up about his violent past, and admitted he was completely at fault for assaults on his former girlfriends.
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Lock up pregnant women who drink, take drugs, police union says

Lock up pregnant women who drink, take drugs, police union says

The Queensland police union has sparked controversy by requesting tougher laws that could see pregnant women forced into institutions if they drink alcohol or take drugs. The union wants the power to lock up “risk-taking” mums-to-be to protect their unborn babies. Union president Ian Leavers has argued for the law change in a submission to […]
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Women who fail to have kids are twice as likely to become alcoholics

Women who fail to have kids twice as likely to become alcoholics

Women who want to become mothers but can’t are twice as likely to become alcoholics, a new study has found. Danish researchers found that women who tried to become mothers but failed were at greater risk of being hospitalised for alcohol abuse than those with children. Women who remained childless due to infertility were also […]
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Why you should give booze a break

Why you should give booze a break

The silly season is well and truly over, but many of us are struggling to reduce our holiday alcohol consumption. Enter Febfast, which is challenging Australians to give up booze for the month of February to raise money for young people struggling with substance abuse problems. Related: Support Helen’s Febfast campaign The Weekly’s editor-in-chief Helen […]
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