Indian Cultural Centre in Nepal in drinks row
May 13th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) The newly opened Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) here, an Indian initiative to strengthen the subcontinent's cultural ties abroad, has hit the headlines in Nepal for a different reason: ... Read more...
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‘No cardiovascular health benefit from chocolate, coffee, red wine’
May 11th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 11 (ANI): The Australian Heart Foundation has revealed that there is no cardiovascular health benefit from eating chocolate or drinking coffee or red wine, even though they contain antioxidants.Susan Anderson, ... Read more...
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Will Ferrell Minor League Makes Its Debut
May 10th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Nashville admirers observed the Will Ferrell Minor League debut last night. The comedian dressed himself in a chunky mustache and golden chains. He went to ... Read more...
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Four Bad Habits Which Can Cut Your Life By 12 Years
April 27th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dubbed a "Killer Quartet", the top four bad habits which can shave over a decade off of a person's life has been released in Monday's Archives of Internal ... Read more...
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Bad habits claim 12 years of life
April 27th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Four widespread bad habits can claim twelve years of life. In keeping with a fresh exploration, smoking, guzzling alcohol, bodily sluggishness and an unhealthy diet ... Read more...
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Bad habits can age you by 12 years
April 27th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Apr date (THAINDIAN NEWS) Latest research has revealed that bad habits such as smoking, too much drinking, inactivity and poor diet can age a person by 12 years. The research ... Read more...
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Bad Habits And No Supplements Can Make You Live 12 Years Less
April 27th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Apr 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent study has reported that about 2.8 million people in Britain, on an average, expose themselves to the risk of dying almost twelve years early, ... Read more...
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Excessive alcohol intake may increase cancer risk
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Excessive alcohol intake may increase the risk of cancer and even lead to premature aging, research shows.
This is due to shortening of telomeres, a region of DNA sequences ... Read more...
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Label drinking units on alcohol bottles: Liquor company
March 25th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Liquor bottles should have a label on the exact alcohol content so that the person who drinks it is aware of the amount he consumes, a London ... Read more...
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Nearly 150 students arrested in Nepal vice crackdown
March 19th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 19 (IANS) In a massive crackdown on vice, police in Nepal Friday said they had arrested nearly 150 students from a discotheque here that has been raided in the past ... Read more...
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Teenagers being ’seduced’ by booze industry
January 21st, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 21 (ANI): A leading medical journal has accused alcohol companies of resorting to dubious tactics to promote their products among young generation.According to researchers writing in the British Medical Journal ... Read more...
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UK High Court gives Vodka protected status
January 20th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.20 (ANI): Britain's High Court has given Vodka protected status.The Russian drink joins the ranks of champagne, whisky and sherry as a name protected by the courts, reports The Telegraph. The ... Read more...
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Hangover Remedies
January 1st, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by admin
By Anita Thomas
Jan 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hangovers caused by consuming excessive alcohol is a severe headache that will leave you nauseous, having bouts of diarrhea and thirsty. Being dehydrated and lacking vitamin ... Read more...
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Brits spend more than one year of their lives in pubs!
December 8th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): A survey has found that Brits spend more than a year of their lives in a pub.The research showed that pub goers spent 9,370 hours, and rack up ... Read more...
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Chef tops Unhealthiest Professions list
December 4th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 04 (ANI): Chefs have topped the list of unhealthiest workers in the UK.A new study marked that the cooks eat more junk food, smoke more cigarettes and drink more alcohol ... Read more...
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Older problem drinkers use more booze than younger counterparts
November 22nd, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
Washington, November 22 (ANI): Older people have to drink more than the younger ones in order to get the same level of high, a new study claims.Researchers at Ohio State University learnt ... Read more...
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Women activists organise anti-liquor rally in Patna
September 9th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep 9(ANI): Women activists under the banner of Durga Dusta organised a protest march in Patna on Wednesday, demanding a ban on the sale of liquor in the state.The activists ... Read more...
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Women activists take out anti-liquor rally in Patna
September 4th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep 4 (ANI): Members of the Rashtriya Mahila Brigade (RSB) on Friday took out a sword march on Patna streets to protest against the increasing crimes against women and to press ... Read more...
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Regular alcohol, coffee consumption can cause irregular heartbeat
August 31st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): Two recently presented studies have suggested that the intake of over ten alcoholic drinks in a week or four cups of strong coffee everyday could increase a person's ... Read more...
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Heavy drinking ‘cuts dementia risk’
August 27th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): People who drink up to 28 drinks a week in later life are less likely to develop dementia than people who abstain from alcohol consumption, according to a ... Read more...
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Banned drug Yaba hits Lucknow party circuit
August 27th, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
By Rajat Rai
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Bhool-Bhulaiya, crazy medicine, Yaba - call it what you want, but it's a banned drug that is gaining popularity in Lucknow's rave parties and has the ... Read more...
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Teenagers turn to booze due to boredom: Survey
August 5th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 5 (ANI): A new survey has discovered that most teenagers turn to alcohol due to boredom.The research conducted by Drinkaware, a charity that focuses on alcohol abuse, further hinted that ... Read more...
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Beer a blessing from Jesus!
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
Chicago, August 2 (ANI): While a number of religious traditions look at imbibing alcoholic drinks with an evil eye, there does exist a storied spiritual view that sees beer as a blessing ... Read more...
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Red wine ‘boosts sexual desire in women’
July 26th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): Move over sex toys and tantric art, a glass or two of red wine are more than enough to increase a woman's libido, say researchers.As for the reason: ... Read more...
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UK Govt. advisor asks people to stop lamb, beer consumption to save the planet
May 25th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, May 25 (ANI): A Government adviser in the U.K. suggests that people stop consuming lamb and beer to save the planet.David Kennedy, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change, ... Read more...
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Couple fined for holding sex orgy party on island
May 19th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 19 (ANI): A couple, who is believed to have arranged a sex orgy party on Pulau Perhentian, have been fined 25,000RM under the Entertainment Act 2002 for organising ... Read more...
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Ancient Mexicans used to smoke pipes and drink tequila
May 14th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered an island for ancient elites in central Mexico, which has ruins where some artifacts have been found that indicate that the inhabitants used to ... Read more...
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Rape victim’s about-face raises furore in Philippines
March 20th, 2009 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
By John Grafilo
Manila, March 20 (DPA) When Suzette "Nicole" Nicolas accused a US soldier of raping her after they met in a bar at a former American naval base in the Philippines ... Read more...
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Two drinks a day can raise death risk
March 7th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Australia''s new guideline on alcohol consumption has stated that two alcoholic drinks a day can put people at a greater risk of dying.
The guidelines, which were ... Read more...
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Two or more drinks a day up pancreatic cancer risk
March 4th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): The next time you raise your glass for a toast, remember this line: two or more alcoholic drinks a day could raise risk of developing pancreatic cancer.According ... Read more...
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Millions of middle-class Brits face health risk due to evening tipple
January 23rd, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Britons who are used to enjoying evenings at home with a bottle of wine should now thing twice before taking that extra sip of alcohol, for a ... Read more...
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Prosecution in Anand Jons case raises more skepticism than proof
November 6th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Nov 6 (ANI): Throughout the sexual assault trial of Indian fashion designer Anand Jon, the evidence produced by the prosecutors has only raised the level of skepticism about their ... Read more...
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Now, Ramadoss fumes over alcohol ads at airports
October 31st, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has expressed “disappointment” over alcohol advertisements at airports across the country and has written to Civil Aviation Minister Parful Patel for their removal.According ... Read more...
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Sukhbir Badal baptized at Sikh shrine
September 4th, 2008 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's son and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal Wednesday got himself baptized at the famous Sikh shrine of Takht Keshgarh Sahib in Anandpur ... Read more...
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Californian brewer wins right to sell ”Legal Weed” beer
September 3rd, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 3 (ANI): A small beer manufacturing firm in Weed, California has won the right to sell its beer under the name of Legal Weed.Weed is a small town of ... Read more...
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