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June 8, 2013

Drink responsibly: 7 ways alcohol can affect your skin

by Melissa Kluska Even if you are in your 20s, severe dehydration from excessive alcohol drinking will begin to have an impact on the amount of wrinkles you have. There's…

June 7, 2013

10 ways to get him to open up to you

by Jake My friends in relationships often complain that their girlfriends or wives are "just generally mad." 1."I'm going to get a beer. You want one?" You're not plying him…

June 7, 2013

8 serious health risks to be aware of in your 20s

by Melissa Deim It’s no secret that half of those who smoke or chew tobacco will die prematurely because of tobacco use. There are specific health risks for 20 year…

May 28, 2013

Beware: 3 important issues on alcohol consumption during pregnancy

by Melinda Carstensen Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and a range of lifelong disorders known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). As an expectant mother, Melissa trusted her doctor…

May 26, 2013

Turkey bans alcohol advertising, forbids flight attendants from wearing red lipsticks

Turkey has banned alcohol advertising and increased restrictions on alcohol sales today in a move likely to anger secularists who accuse the government of having an Islamic agenda. It follows…

May 18, 2013

4 ways alcohol is ruining your sleep

by Valerie Ross Alcohol is a potent diuretic, so those after-dinner cocktails can send you tiptoeing to the restroom several times during the night Thanks to an April 2013 review…

January 25, 2013

Does drinking alcohol improve your sleep?

You may find it easier to fall asleep after you’ve been drinking, but more than two dozen studies show that alcohol and good sleep do not go hand in hand.…

January 10, 2013

The 7 simplest weight-loss rules ever

from Women's Health You don't have to count a single calorie to lose weight on this diet. Here, 7 super-simple weight loss rules to follow. Read Food Labels You should…

January 6, 2013

Naughtiness 2.0: Teenagers lace parents’ drink with sleeping pills so they could use computer

A California teenager unhappy with her parents’ Internet access rules is accused of drugging milkshakes for her parents in order to put them to sleep, according to police. The parents,…

December 23, 2012

Battle of the spirits: Man blinded by brinking vodka is cured with whiskey

Alcohol doesn't tend to make you see more clearly, but in Denis Duthie's case a bottle of whisky literally saved his sight. The 65-year-old Taranaki man suddenly went blind when…

November 25, 2012

10 habits that can harm your heart

By Renita Tisha Pinto Regular consumption of diet sodas may increase the risk of stroke or other heart disease, even if the patients do not have a history of heart…

November 24, 2012

Uncle Solo (Part 2), a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by 'Seun Salami There were many of such bus preachers around town these days, giving the genuine ones a bad name. I tried to imagine Uncle Solo preaching in a…

November 17, 2012

Uncle Solo, a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by ‘Seun Salami People who leave home for work very early in the morning in our area have also become used to picking Uncle Solo up from gutters where he…

November 7, 2012

TICKER: ‘Love for alcohol’ – Woman breastfeeds 1-month-old baby to death

On Friday Nonkonzo Thombe told neighbours she had decided on an early festive season and went drinking. But celebration turned to tragedy. When she came home she was totally drunk,…

September 18, 2012

#YesHomo: Nigerian actor sent to jail after ‘mistakenly’ sleeping with another man

by Reuben Daba For having sexual intercourse with another man "through the anus", a 28-year old Nigerian actor, Bestwood Chukwuemeka, was on Monday sentenced to three-month imprisonment by a Karu…

September 9, 2012

Sad: Driver tweeting about his drunk driving crashes killing four friends (Watch)

Car wreckage after the accident. by Isi Esene Five friends died last weekend after one of them got behind the wheel of a car they were all riding in…

June 5, 2012

Ugodre Talks Figures: Guess which Nigerian beer has the highest alcohol content

Alcoholic drinks in Nigeria are very popular and have for decades served as a profitable business for the likes of Guinness and Nigerian Breweries. The volume of alcohol consumed in…

Oluwapelumi October 31, 2011

She lives on! Amy Winehouse gets Posthumous album in December

Wilfred Okiche Island Records, the music label of deceased British soul singer Amy Winehouse will release an album containing new material recorded by the singer before she died. The record,…

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