alcohol

Tighter Alcohol Curbs For All Help Reduce Teen Motor Vehicle Deaths

5:00am April 30, 2016

by Katherine Du

Raising the cost of alcohol with taxes makes it less likely that teenagers will die in a drunk-driving accident, a study finds. Some teen-specific policies like graduated drivers licenses help, too.

Demographers can use average life expectancy of a population as a clue to underlying changes in health and culture.

Life Expectancy Drops For White Women, Increases For Black Men

9:50am April 20, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

Suicide, drug abuse and alcohol have started to shorten the lives of white women, a U.S. report on data from 2013 to 2014 suggests. Life-expectancy for many black men went up from 71.8 years to 72.2.

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To collect sap from a date palm tree, a man peels bark at the top of the tree and attaches a pot to collect the liquid.

Disease Detectives Find A Really Good Reason Not To Drink Date Palm Wine

5:16pm March 22, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Every year, little clusters of Nipah virus break out in Bangladesh. And it wasn't from the usual cause — drinking raw sap from date palm trees. So what's up?

People who drink in moderation tend to be better educated and more well off, which increases their odds of being healthy.

That Cabernet Might Not Be Good For Your Health After All

3:40pm March 22, 2016

by Angus Chen

Raise a glass to good health? Probably not. The idea that alcohol is good for you has little scientific purchase, an analysis of previous research finds. The more you drink, the worse off you'll be.

The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is a fat-soluble compound called THC.

Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

2:08pm February 09, 2016

by Angus Chen

Blood alcohol levels match well with a person's impairment. But the THC in marijuana doesn't move around the body the same way, so blood tests can miss people who are stoned.

Women Blast CDC's Advice To Use Birth Control If Drinking Alcohol

8:07pm February 04, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting flamed for saying that sexually active women should be on birth control if they drink alcohol, or stop drinking before getting pregnant.

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Drinking with co-workers can be festive — and fraught. In an informal survey of Salt readers, 25 percent of you told us you'd gotten tipsy enough to regret it at an office party, and 80 percent said you'd seen a co-worker overdo it, with embarrassing re

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Economy

From Tipsy To Regret: Your Tales From The Office Holiday Party

3:14pm December 16, 2015

Office soirees can be an opportunity for networking and workplace bonding. But drinking with the boss can also lead to embarrassment, injury and litigious outcomes, as the stories you shared bear out.

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Teens are drinking and driving less, but it's still a huge public health issue.

This Generation Of Teens Is Drinking And Driving Less

3:30pm December 11, 2015

by Angus Chen

It's a good-news trend in public health: Teens and young adults are less likely to drive while impaired than they were 12 years ago. But the study didn't ask specifically about marijuana.

Sipping on rum punch at the office party may be festive, but too much alcohol can lead to behavior that might embarrass you later

Health & Safety

Boozing At The Office Holiday Party? Use Our Tips, Take Our Survey

2:18pm December 11, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Sipping on rum punch at the office party may be festive, but too much alcohol can lead to behavior that might embarrass you later. Read our tips on staying in control and take our survey.

Economy

Craft Brewers Are Upping Their Name Game

10:00am October 30, 2015

by Emily McCord

Craft brewing is going gangbusters in North Carolina–and with it more competition for those great beer names. Now, established brewers are getting more aggressive about protecting

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