New Delhi: A new study says drinking alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer. That is a good enough reason why women should not knock back too many drinks, be it beer, wine or other alcoholic drinks. While a glass of wine may help females unwind, it may also put them at a higher risk for breast cancer. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
09:27 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Imran Khan on Wednesday filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Mumbai High court against age limit of drinking. Recently the government raised the age bar for alcohol consumption from 21 to 25 years. ...
02:05 PM, Sep 14, 2011
London: Getting drunk doesn't make a person behave badly, it just stops him or her from caring about the embarrassment, says a new study. Researchers at the University of Missouri have carried out the study and shown that drunk people are still aware they are making a mistake, but the alcohol reduces brain signals telling us to worry, the 'Daily Mail' reported. Prof Bruce Bartholow, who led the study, said:...
04:01 PM, Sep 04, 2011
London: The style of parenting is one of the strongest influences on how much alcohol a child will drink as a teenager and young adult, a new study has found. Think tank Demos found out that bad parenting made children eight times more likely to become binge drinkers at 16 years, and twice as likely to drink excessively when they were 34. Researchers analysed data from more than 15,000 children...
04:49 PM, Aug 29, 2011
London: How much time does your child spend on Facebook? Teenagers who regularly use social networking sites are much more likely to drink, smoke and use marijuana, a new study has claimed. The Columbia University study of 1,000 American teenagers aged between 12 and 17 years found that those who used such sites daily were five times more likely to smoke tobacco than those who did not. Similarly, they are...
04:30 PM, Aug 25, 2011
CJ Pradeep Bhatia exposes how a tea shop was selling spurious alcohol right under the noses of police officers. ...
08:21 PM, Aug 21, 2011
Washington: Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. "Addiction is about a lot more than people behaving badly," says Dr Michael M Miller of the American Society for Addiction Medicine. That's true whether it involves drugs and alcohol or gambling and compulsive eating, the doctors group said Monday. And...
11:00 AM, Aug 17, 2011
London: A self-confessed sex addict British woman, who claims she has slept with 70 men in 10 years, wants to have sex at least four times a day, a media report said. Shannon Flynn, a 27-year-old former beautician, last year publicly confessed to being a sex addict who was prone to violence if her boyfriend did not satisfy her in the bedroom, the Daily Mail reported. Flynn said owning up...
12:06 PM, Aug 12, 2011
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The first I had heard the song- 'Use Somebody' - it was from this bunch of college musicians who were jamming in my living room. ...
06:45 PM, Aug 04, 2011
Pune: An increasing number of rave parties in and around the city has prompted police to issue a set of guidelines which includes video graphing of the revelry at resorts and farmhouses hosting them. Now merry making would entail submission of the guest list with their addresses and contact numbers to the authorities in addition to installation of CCTV cameras and video-shooting of the event from start to finish, a...
06:22 PM, Jul 27, 2011
London: Rapper M.I.A. has unveiled a song in honour of tragic singer Amy Winehouse. The "Paper Planes" hitmaker released a track called "27", paying tribute to the gallery of rocks stars whose lives were claimed at that age, reports contactmusic.com. She told followers on Twitter.com the song was written months ago but never released, adding: "R.I.P A.M.Y." M.I.A. also posted the song's full lyrics, which include the lines, "All rock...
01:25 PM, Jul 26, 2011
London: Singer Amy Winehouse, who had been struggling with an addiction problem, is believed to have drank herself to death after meeting her mother for lunch. The 27-year-old singer was found dead at her home by a bodyguard Saturday. She was believed to be "devastated" after splitting up with her on-off boyfriend, director Reg Traviss, who was seen outside her home hours after her body was discovered. It has been...
02:43 PM, Jul 25, 2011
London: Women taking a couple of alcoholic pegs a day may be reducing their chances of survival in case they develop breast cancer, a new study has found. The study, conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute in Milan, suggests women, who drank as little as two small glasses of wine on a daily basis were more likely to die from the disease if they later developed it than...
12:34 PM, Jul 19, 2011
Washington: Ever wondered why you end up missing some memories after a good night out? It's because your brain cells release steroids that block formation of long-term memories, scientists say. It's been believed that heavy drinking kills brains cells, which in turn causes memory losses. But, the new study found that isn't true. "Alcohol isn't damaging the cells in any way that we can detect," said study researcher Charles Zorumski...
11:51 AM, Jul 11, 2011
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Move over vodka, Black Label whiskey is the toast of Russia's elite! Priced a steep 60 euros (nearly Rs 4000) in the Moscow duty free ...
05:02 PM, Jul 07, 2011
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What is the right age of drinking alcohol? Much has been debated over the last week but the issue still remains on 'a high' after ...
11:35 AM, Jun 19, 2011
Mumbai: Maharashtra's Social Welfare Minister Shivajirao Moghe hit back at celebrities who criticised the Government's decision to increase the age-limit for drinking alcohol to 25 years. He said movie stars should be creating awareness on the dangers of alcohol consumption. Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Imran Khan and Raveena Tandon have voiced their concern about the debatable topic of what is the right age limit for the consumption of alcohol....
07:47 AM, Jun 19, 2011
Mumbai: While many in Bollywood have rubbished the recent decision of the Maharshtra government to raise the eligibility age for drinking alcohol from 21 to 25, some do endorse the state government decision. Veteran star Hema Malini, also an active Bharatiya Janata Party politician, supports the government's decision. "I think it's a very good decision," she says. Director Anant Mahadevan is all for the ban. "I support the move because...
03:53 PM, Jun 04, 2011
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday made it illegal for anyone below 25 years of age to consume or purchase alcohol. As of now, the legal drinking age in the state is 21. A meeting of the state cabinet on Wednesday, however, approved fixing the minimum age for drinking or purchasing beer at 21. The government has also banned serving alcohol at all public functions and ceremonies. The 25-year age...
05:00 PM, Jun 01, 2011
CJ Surinder Singh Khatri fights against illegal sale of liquor in his village. ...
11:10 PM, May 28, 2011
