Jun 30 Schumer: ATF should investigate Dominican Republic deaths By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Senate's top Democrat said Sunday that the U.S. government should step up efforts to investigate the deaths of at least eight Americans in the Dominican Republic this year. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:59 Why do pregnant women get confusing guidance about alcohol? By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin How much alcohol can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a difficult to diagnose condition, sometimes called an "invisible disability"? Doctors don't know. While official guidelines say no amount of alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy, women often receive mixed… Continue watching
Jun 16 Controversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report By Sharon Begley, Andrew Joseph, STAT The National Institutes of Health will shut down a controversial industry-funded study of moderate drinking and heart disease after a task force found severe ethical and scientific lapses in the study’s planning and execution, the agency’s director said Friday. Continue reading
Dec 30 This sparkling cocktail brings new flavor to a New Year’s Eve favorite By Erica R. Hendry Start the New Year with this cucumber-infused twist on a sparkling cocktail. Continue reading
Dec 28 The timeless Old Fashioned never needs reinventing By Erica R. Hendry There are some habits that aren’t worth breaking. This traditional whiskey or bourbon drink is 200 years old by some accounts. Continue reading
Dec 27 Prohibition inspired many great cocktails — including this one By Erica R. Hendry Under Prohibition, basement and back-alley bartenders had to think outside the bottle. Continue reading
Dec 26 This fresh, winter cocktail builds on vermouth’s complex flavors By Erica R. Hendry This lighter, fresher cocktail for the holidays is based on the delicacy of vermouth, a wine fortified with herbs and spices. Continue reading
Nov 05 Booze on the ballot: Utah dry town mulls allowing alcohol By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Blanding, one of the last "dry" communities in Utah, will ask voters whether to allow beer and wine sales in town for the first time in more than 80 years. Continue reading
Jun 08 Even moderate drinking may expedite brain decline By Ike Swetlitz, STAT Drinking just a handful of beers a week is associated with long-term changes to a person’s brain, a new study finds — although the functional meaning of these changes is unclear. Continue reading
Oct 29 To boost downtowns, some cities loosen rules on public drinking By Tim Henderson, Stateline Beginning in the 1950s, many cities banned open containers of alcohol in public. Now several cities are bringing it back — in a controlled fashion. Continue reading