A High Court decision this week means that only supermarkets and bottle stores can sell alcohol. Supermarkets have been allowed to sell beer and wine since 2000. In 2001, some small convenience stores applied to the Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA) f...
The government will probably make some big changes to our alcohol laws very soon. On Monday, the Law Commission gave a report to the government. The report recommended 153 changes to the laws on alcohol. The government will probably change some of th...
I hate alcohol. I really dont understand how or why people drink it. The smell of alcohol on peoples breath is disgusting. Its expensive and it gives you a bad headache. I drank when I was much younger, but I havent touched a drop for years. I hated...
Contrary to popular belief, alcohol does not make you warmer. It may give you the feeling that youre getting warmer, but thats just an illusion: really, alcohol makes you more susceptible to the cold. 很多人都认为喝酒可以暖身,其实这种...
Cup of coffee after a night on the town to sober up? Well, a mouse study finds that caffeine does not counter the intoxicating effects of alcohol. It merely masks the inebriation, which could lead to poor decisions. Because drinkers might think theyv...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. As we recover from the holiday weekend, there is some intoxicating news on curbing the effects of alcohol. In the May 29th issue of Cell, scientists report...
Podcast is sponsored from the people of American Chemistry who provide the plastics, medicines and innovations that make life modern. Learn more at americanchemistry.com. This is Scientific American's 60-Second Psych. I'm Christine Nicholson, got a m...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A question from Taiwan: Chung-Li wants to know why his face turns red when he drinks alcohol. A party in Tokyo This effect called facial flushing is a common reaction to alcohol among East Asians. It af...
By Jessica Berman Washington 04 January 2007 There is more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption may be beneficial. An international team of scientists has found that men with high blood pressure can safely drink one or two glasses of wine per...
By Noel King Juba 05 January 2006 One year ago, a peace deal between Sudan's northern Islamist government and southern rebels turned Juba city into the capital of a new autonomous southern Sudan. Loca...