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A borg's high alcohol content and convenient packaging facilitates binge drinking, with a typical recipe calling for a fifth of vodka, equivalent to about 16 drinks. [1] The drink has been touted as a hangover remedy and a harm reduction strategy, supposedly counteracting the effects of alcohol with water and electrolytes , but these claims are ...
Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker (c. 1735 – 1807) was a Quaker woman of late 18th century North America who kept a diary from 1758 to 1807. [1] This 2,100 page diary was first published in 1889 and sheds light on daily life in Philadelphia, the Society of Friends, family and gender roles, political issues and the American Revolution, and innovations in medical practices.
One major aspect of modern Finnish alcohol culture is the concept of "Pantsdrunk" (kalsarikännit), referring to a drinking practice in which the drinker consumes drinks at home dressed in very little clothing, usually underwear, with no intention of going out. Alcohol is mostly consumed on the weekends in Finland.
For women, it’s four drinks within that same time period. Binge drinking can lead to short-term effects such as alcohol poisoning, depression , unsafe driving, and anxiousness.
A Chicago woman named Urcille Brown is celebrating her 100th birthday -- and Urcille says that her secret to longevity is simple ... drink beer.
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Alcohol tolerance is increased by regular drinking. [1] This reduced sensitivity to the physical effects of alcohol consumption requires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established.
The roughly 9-pound infant was born with a condition known as fetus in fetu. Initially, doctors thought she had tumors in her abdomen, but soon discovered the two growths were actually a pair of ...