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People who consume three alcoholic drinks every day double their risk of getting the "shakes" in later life, researchers have found. Skip related content Related photos / videos Drinkers Warned About Risk Of 'Shakes' Related content * Drinkers Warned About 'Shakes' Risk * Doctors Call For Action On Cut-Price Booze * Cheap drink 'fuels alcohol abuse' ... Full story

People who consume three alcoholic drinks every day double their risk of getting the 'shakes' in later life, researchers have found. Skip related content Related photos / videos Drinkers Warned About 'Shakes' Risk Related content * Drinkers Warned About Risk Of 'Shakes' * Doctors Call For Action On Cut-Price Booze * Cheap drink 'fuels alcohol abuse' ... Full story

Wellington, April 6 (ANI): Suffering from sleep apnoea? Well, the humble banana may prove to be your ultimate saviour, according to a study. Obstructive sleep apnoea sufferers experience recurrent choking when the throat closes during sleep. Therefore, it is a potentially life-threatening disorder. However, an Australian research team has found that downing an unconventional nightcap of a banana smoothie may help keep sufferers' throats open and ... Full story

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients who smoke, drink, don't exercise or don't eat enough fruit have worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits. "While there has been a recent emphasis on biomarkers and genes that might be linked to cancer survival, the health habits a person ... Full story

Sydney, Apr.2 (ANI): The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has ordered soft drink giant Coca-Cola to correct its controversial "Motherhood and Myth-Busting" advertising campaign featuring actor Kerry Armstrong. Using the wholesome motherly image of Armstrong to convince parents the soft drink was "kiddy-safe", the advertisements claimed Coca-Cola did not make children fat, did not rot their teeth and was not packed with large amounts of caffeine. ... Full story

Amritsar, March 29 (ANI): The biggest festival in politics-the Lok Sabha elections-has not only intensified political activities, but also brought a big cheer to the faces of boozers and liquor manufacturers. A visit to villages in Punjab in the run-up to elections shows that it is party time in the countryside. Country liquor is being offered to all those who fancy it with gusto and ... Full story

London, Mar 27 (ANI): Follow your mum's advice and drink tea five to ten minutes after making, for a new study has found, steaming tea increases the risk of throat cancer. The British Medical Journal research claims that drinking very hot tea (70 degree Celsius or more) can raise the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to ... Full story

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Energy drinks may prove harmful for people with hypertension and heart disease, says a new study. The Henry Ford Hospital research, which will be published online in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, found that healthy adults who drank two cans a day of a popular energy drink experienced an increase in their ... Full story

Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar.20 (ANI): Former internationals are struggling to remember a better maiden test century than the one posted by Jesse Ryder against India in Hamilton this week. Ryder's 102 was his fourth successive 50-plus score in tests and came just 10 days after he posted his maiden one-day hundred in Christchurch. Former Indian international Ravi Shastri marvelled ... Full story

Washington, Mar.18 (ANI): The fountains on the north and south lawns of the White House turned to a magnificent green colour to mark the Irish national holiday of St.Patrick's Day, during the visit of the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen. "This is an affirmation between one of the strongest bonds between peoples that ... Full story

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): US lawmakers of Irish origin would be off quaffing Guinness and downing bangers and mash on St. Patrick's Day. Senator Claire McCaskill can't stop raving about the only place she sees fit to have a real Irish breakfast on St. Patrick's Day. Browne's Market in Kansas City is "not really a bar, but a neighborhood market and deli gathering spot that's ... Full story

Washington, March 18 (ANI): Israeli scientists have developed a new device enables plants to send a text message when they need a drink. According to a report by Fox News, Israel Agricultural Ministry plant physiologist Dr. Eran Raveh and his earth-scientist partner Dr. Arie Nadler spent seven years perfecting the hammer-shaped sensor that gauges moisture levels in plants and trees and sends real-time alerts to mobile ... Full story

Washington, March 18 (ANI): Enrique Iglesias will keep his distance from British alcohol after a traditional Christmas drink left him with diarrhoea. The singer revealed that he was left red-faced after trying mulled wine, a heated and spiced red drink, for the first time during his visit in the U.K. ... Full story

Chandigarh, March 14 (ANI): Not very long ago Chandigarh city lacked nightlife. Things changed recently after pubs were opened here and today the young at heart can enjoy their life with friends or peers till late in the evening. Many youngsters in Chandigarh have today started enjoying nightlife, a development, which was unheard of in this part of the country despite the city being known ... Full story

Washington, March 14 (ANI): After studying one million Swedish men, Wellcome Trust researchers have come to the conclusion that there is a strong link between cognitive ability and the risk of death. Dr David Batty, a Wellcome Trust research fellow at the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, says that a lower ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar 11 (ANI): The key to exam success in kids lies in a glass of water, says a new study. According to the latest research carried out in Britain, children who have a drink of water before sitting tests fare up to a third better. Although the reason why is not clear but it could be that information flows more effortlessly between brain cells when ... Full story

London, Mar 10 (ANI): English model Katie Green has stripped off for a sizzling photoshoot for a new mineral water TV ad campaign. The 21-year-old Wonderbra model revealed that she was in her element writhing about semi-naked on the set of the kinky drink promos. "The ads were really sexy and fun to film - I was rolling around ... Full story

Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has revealed that both red and white wine are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. "We were interested in teasing out red wine's effects on breast-cancer risk. There is reason to suspect that red wine might have beneficial effects based on previous studies of heart disease ... Full story

London, Mar 6 (ANI): Brit actor Rupert Grint has dropped his boy wizard looks and taken up a sexier one as he poses for a magazine. Grint, 20, who plays Ron Weasley in the magical franchise, has posed for uber-trendy magazine Blag, reports The Sun. He is also promoting saucy new flick Cherrybomb in which he is seen shedding off his clothes. The film follows three teens, ... Full story

Washington, March 6 (ANI): An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans, dating back to 5,500 years ago, which is 1,000 years earlier than thought. ed by the Universities of Exeter and Bristol (UK), the ... Full story