Sugary drinks may increase the risk of kidney stones

Sugary beverages are known to contribute to obesity and tooth decay, but there is another reason to kick the soft-drink habit: Daily consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages may increase the risk of kidney stones.Researchers identified the link in a long-term study involving 194,095 participants, published online this month in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Study ...

Don’t frack with our beer German brewers warn Merkel against gas ventures

Science German beer makers have warned the chancellor Angela Merkel that the controversial method of drilling for natural gas known as fracking could damage Germany's legendry beer industry by contaminating the purity of the water. The Brauer-Bund association is worried that fracking for natural gas could pollute the ground water used in brewing beer and break a 500 year old industry ...

That’s not scotch New Jersey bar accused of serving rubbing alcohol mixed with dye

Row upon row of brick tenements, sketchy shops and a lingering sense of unease. That's what my parents remember from their time living in New York City in the ...

Bar Served Rubbing Alcohol In Place Of Scotch

Times are tough, and when the economy slumps, everyone feels it. Unfortunately, some bar owners in New Jersey tried to crawl out of their slump by mixing food coloring ...

Alabama last to legalize homebrewing

For the first time since the end of Prohibition it will soon be legal to homebrew in every state in the nation. The Alabama Senate gave final approval to a bill that will allow residents to homebrew limited amounts of beer, wine, mead or cider. Gov. Robert Bentley’s office is reviewing the bill, but is expected to sign it relatively quickly. That means Alabama likely won’t be the ...