alcohol

A Strange Birth Defect is on the Rise in the United States, Says the CDC

A strange birth defect is on the rise in the United States, and scientists are at a loss to explain it.
Gastroschisis is a birth defect that causes a baby’s intestines to protrude outside of his/her body, through a hole in the abdominal wall beside the belly button. Sometimes this hole is very small, but it can also be quite large, and other organs such as the stomach and liver can extend from the baby’s body.

Scientists are Developing Disease-Fighting Beer…in the Lab

Beer is loaded with carbohydrates that can make you fat – everyone knows this. We even have a name for the distended stomachs of heavy beer drinkers: “beer bellies.” It’s the sort of beverage that the weight-conscious person or diabetic individual either avoids entirely or enjoys only once in a great while.
But what if a brewsky could fight disease?
Actually, beer has numerous health benefits, but scientists are working to emphasize the healthful properties in the alcoholic beverage that offer those benefits.

Beer Drinkers Hit Coors Beer with Lawsuit for Misleading Advertising

You’ve likely seen the MillerCoors ads of crystal clear waters running through the Rocky Mountains that act as a backdrop for Coors Light, marketed as being brewed exclusively in the mountain range of North America. But Coors Light drinkers are nonplussed by what they are calling ‘misleading advertising’ in a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade county against the brewers of one of America’s favorite beers.