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More than two beers a year ups cancer risk

June 10, 2013
London, June 10 (ANI): Drinking more than just two pints of beer a year heightens the risk of cancer, scientists have revealed. Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, the chairman of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said that the risks of …

Why beer makes you happy

April 16, 2013
Researchers claim that beer even without its alcoholic content has a similar effect on the human brain and triggers dopamine in the same way drugs and other alcoholic drinks do.  Using positron emission tomography (PET), the …

Wise way to drink healthy

December 29, 2012
Drinking at social events is an acceptable  norm now a days. Be it office parties, behind the curtains, at sit-down dinners or house-warming - there are rarely any parties or social events which do not have alcoholic beverages …

Does alcohol keep arthritis at bay?

July 23, 2012
Alcohol might just be good for you.  A new research has found that a pint of beer or a small glass of wine, may go a long way in keeping you healthy. Researchers say that a diet consisting of alcohol three times a week may prove …

Gay or straight, male or female – beer drinkers get laid earlier!

June 25, 2012
Men and women who enjoy a pint are 60 percent more likely to sleep with someone early in a relationship, statistics show. This applies to both gay and straight people, according to Christian Rudder, a Harvard graduate who set up …

It’s official. Alcohol makes you smarter!

April 13, 2012
Beer guzzlers and drinkers have always know this one. Now a study has made it official...scientists say that drinking some beer before solving brain teasers can help you do better than those who attempt the riddles in a sober …

Beer not responsible for a ‘beer belly’

April 6, 2012
Drinking beer is not the main cause of a "beer belly" although it can contribute to overall fatness, scientists have revealed. A team from Germany analysed the weight as well as the hip and waist measurements of nearly 20,000 …

Get rid of that beer belly

October 23, 2012
A beer belly or potbelly is the urban term to describe abdominal or central obesity. It’s an eyesore and extremely difficult to camouflage. Usually men have a beer gut although women too can have one, though the chances are …

Scientists discover why a few drinks makes you jolly

January 18, 2012
Drinking alcohol releases endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of euphoria. Endorphins are compounds produced naturally in the brain, triggered by exercise, consumption of spicy food, love and orgasm, producing …

Can’t kick the bottle? Blame it on your genes

November 28, 2011
  Ever wondered why some reformed alcoholics manage to remain sober and others relapse. It seems like there is a force more powerful than will power at play here. Scientists have identified a particular variant of a gene …