Drinking

A new World Health Organization report finds excessive alcohol use results in 2.5 million deaths annually. That's more than those caused by HIV/AIDS, violence or tuberculosis. The study notes that alcohol is a far bigger danger than illegal drugs such as crack cocaine and heroin.

Could caffeinated alcoholic drinks, which the FDA deemed unsafe for human consumption in November, turn out to be good for cars? A Virginia-based ethanol recycler, MXI Environmental Services, is turning those soon-to-be-banned beverages into fuel.

If the recession and subsequent high employment proves anything, it's this: The scarcity of jobs hasn't made workers any smarter. Just-fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez is a good example. Unfortunately, he's hardly the only one.

A study out of the University of Florida has concluded that raising taxes on alcohol leads to lower rates of alcohol-related disease, injury, death and crime. The study was released online this week by the American Journal of Public Health in advance of the print edition. The study found that...

Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) will hand out free beer in its latest attempt to revive the Budweiser brand. The brewer will give away samples of the beer to 500,000 people at hip bar and restaurants in the coming weeks, Reuters said. Sponsored Links The promotion is intended to attract new customers...

A trio of economists seeks the answer to a question most of us have known for a long time: Will getting drunk a lot while you're in college impact your academic performance?

The average college student spends $500 per year on alcohol, says Rachel Barrington of the University of Wisconsin. With the average student taking five years to graduate and borrowing about $23,000, that means that more than 10% of all college loans go to finance alcohol consumption.

Diageo (DEO), maker of drinks including Guinness and Johnnie Walker, reported pre-tax earnings of £2.24 billion ($3.48 billion) for the year to the end of June, a 12% increase from a year earlier. Sales rose 5% from a year earlier to £9.9 billion, BBC News reported. A strong...

Need an excuse to raise a glass? A new study finds that alcohol may reduce both the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of getting it in the first place. But don't overdo it: more research is needed, and excessive drinking can do more harm than good.

It seems like there is data (or at least numbers) on every factor that any family could ever dream of considering when selecting a college. Which colleges have the highest graduation rates? Which college produce the most Nobel Prize winners? But let's be honest. There's one thing we really want to...