Read more drinking stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4385/drinking.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T13:39:34http://www.newser.com/story/78213/brits-to-double-cost-of-booze-to-battle-binging.htmlBritish authorities plan to as much as double the price of cheap alcohol to battle the nation's skyrocketing problem of binge drinking. The innovative scheme is intended to help prevent thousands of deaths and hospital admissions every year, according to government officials. A levy may be imposed on the alcohol...http://www.newser.com/story/78213/brits-to-double-cost-of-booze-to-battle-binging.html2010-01-14T10:00:00http://www.newser.com/story/77271/your-wont-keep-those-resolutions-try-these-instead.htmlGawker knows you can’t keep those virtuous New Year’s resolutions, so it’s come up with some substitutions. They won’t make you “a better person,” but are at least achievable. Herewith, from Brian Boylan: Lose weight: That's too hard; "we live in a fat world." Instead, bulk up, "get on The...http://www.newser.com/story/77271/your-wont-keep-those-resolutions-try-these-instead.html2009-12-31T17:00:00http://www.newser.com/story/77117/finally-world-class-wine-from-japan.htmlFor decades, critics wouldn’t give Japan’s wine industry a second sniff—but a new wine from a local grape could change all that. One firm’s koshu wine has won over taste buds from France to the US, the Guardian reports. The “crisp and pleasant” Cuvée Denis Dubourdieu is “clearly meant...http://www.newser.com/story/77117/finally-world-class-wine-from-japan.html2009-12-29T22:17:27http://www.newser.com/story/75602/elin-to-cops-tiger-was-drinking-before-crash.htmlTiger Woods was drinking before his SUV crash, a newly released police report shows. Elin Nordegren Woods told the officers at the scene her husband had consumed alcohol and had prescriptions for Ambien and Vicodin the day of the crash. The new details come from a police report leaked to...http://www.newser.com/story/75602/elin-to-cops-tiger-was-drinking-before-crash.html2009-12-07T20:59:19http://www.newser.com/story/74401/alcohol-good-for-mens-hearts.htmlDrink up boys, it’s good for you—or for your heart at least, says a new study. Drinking cut heart disease risk by 35% to 50% in the survey conducted in Spain. It followed 15,500 men and 26,000 women, and found that daily heavy drinking did wonders for...http://www.newser.com/story/74401/alcohol-good-for-mens-hearts.html2009-11-19T16:59:43http://www.newser.com/story/72436/town-fights-public-boozing-with-warm-beer.htmlArlington Heights, Ill., is tackling its public drinking problem with a novel weapon: beer. Warm beer. Starting in January, stores won't sell single-serving bottles or cans of beer cold. You can still buy that tallboy, but the town is betting problem drinkers will be less likely to crack open a...http://www.newser.com/story/72436/town-fights-public-boozing-with-warm-beer.html2009-10-23T16:10:50http://www.newser.com/story/69227/kids-learn-to-spot-your-stupid-drink.htmlKids everywhere are back at college, where they’ll be admonished not to drink, or at least not to “binge” drink. It’s advice they’re sure to ignore, writes “Joe Sixpack” of the Philadelphia Inquirer . Instead, we should tell them to avoid their “stupid drink,” the one that turns a good night...http://www.newser.com/story/69227/kids-learn-to-spot-your-stupid-drink.html2009-09-12T23:00:50http://www.newser.com/story/68271/he-who-drinks-more-gets-more-exercise.htmlThough it doesn't explain the persistence of beer guts, moderate and heavy drinkers tend to exercise more than those who keep their booze consumption to a minimum, a new study suggests. Using government health data, researchers found that heavy drinkers—defined as men who tallied some 76 drinks a month,...http://www.newser.com/story/68271/he-who-drinks-more-gets-more-exercise.html2009-09-01T13:34:00http://www.newser.com/story/67302/neurotic-people-die-earlier.htmlNeurotics are more likely to die prematurely than their mellower peers, LiveScience reports. A new study that followed nearly 1,800 men for 30 years found that those who fit self-descriptive criteria for neuroticism—constantly worried or anxious—were more likely to die early, in large part because they were...http://www.newser.com/story/67302/neurotic-people-die-earlier.html2009-08-19T23:06:14