Dementia Risk Decreases With Moderate Alcohol Consumption

While social drinking can make it hard to remember what happened last Saturday night, a new study by Loyola University suggests it could help prevent cognitive impairment in the long run.

An analysis of 143 studies by Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine found that moderate drinkers were 23 percent less likely to develop cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease…

Russia Finally Declares Beer Alcohol, Not Foodstuff

Until Wednesday, Russia did not consider beer to be a type of alcohol since it contained less than ten percent alcohol. President Dmitry Medvedev has now signed a bill that regulates beer sales in the same manner as other spirits.

The move was done in part to curb alcohol abuse; Russia imbibes alcohol on more twice the critical…

Are You More Buzzed Than You Think?

Laura Allahverdi thought nothing of getting into the driver’s seat one evening in October 2004 after having two vodka cranberries. “I didn’t feel intoxicated at all,” says the 29-year-old life coach, who waited two hours after drinking before leaving the bar. Heading home in Suffolk County, New York, she was surprised when a police officer pulled her over….

Alcohol May Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

Moderate drinking has been linked to a variety of health benefits, including a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. According to a new study, drinking alcohol may also ease the pain of—and lower the risk of developing—rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially crippling autoimmune disorder.

People who don’t drink alcohol are roughly four times more likely…

Champagne

French monks were the first to bottle a sparkling form of wine called Champagne, named after the Champagne region of France.

The method of making “mousse” (another name for bubbles) in a bottle was invented by the efforts of Frère Jean Oudart (1654 – 1742) and Dom Pierre Pérignon (1639 – 1715), Benedictine monks and cellarmasters at the respective abbeys…

Alcohol Responsible for More Deaths Than AIDS, TB or Violence

It is no secret that alcohol abuse and deaths related to alcohol are a serious problem, but it may be worse than many realize. In fact, alcohol is responsible for 2.5 million deaths around the globe each year.

Figures released this week in the World Health Organization’s “Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health” showed that alcohol-related incidents and diseases…

Beverage

Historians theorize that humankind’s fondness for beer and other alcoholic beverages was a factor in our evolution away from a society of nomadic hunters and gathers into an agrarian society that would settle down to grow crops (and apparently drink). The Alcoholic Beverage It is unknown when the first alcoholic beverage was created. Evidence of intentionally fermented beverages exist in the…

Beer

Beer was the first alcoholic beverage known to civilization, however, who drank the first beer is unknown. Historians theorize that humankind’s fondness for beer and other alcoholic beverages was a factor in our evolution away from a society of nomadic hunters and gathers into an agrarian society that would settle down to grow crops (and apparently drink). The first…

What to Drink to Avoid a Hangover

Tis the season for office parties and New Year’s bashes, but as revelers lift their glasses, they may want to keep one rule of thumb in mind: the darker the liquor, the bigger the hangover.

Although it sounds like an old wives’ tale, it’s actually true—to a point, according to a new study.

Compared to clear liquors…

Stop Snoring Now

You probably know at least one person who snores. It could be your partner, parents, grandparents, or even Uncle Ned or Aunt Sophie that snore at various noise levels.

Some laugh and make jokes about it, but it can be a symptom of a serious disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). And if it is obstructive sleep apnea, then it…

Hypertension

Definition

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. Each time the heartbeats, it forces blood into the arteries. Blood pressure is the force created when blood moving through the body’s arteries pushes against the artery walls. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body. Though many factors can cause hypertension, diet plays…