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Published: 01/1/11

New Year's Day Hangover? Have Some Honey

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
New Year's Day Hangover? Have Some Honey

If you're planning on knocking back a few drinks this New Year's Eve, you'd better have plenty of honey on hand. Not for some fancy cocktail concoction but for the hangover that's sure to follow on New Year's Day. That's the word from Ted Pollard, founder of Health911.com, a website dedicated to providing safe and natural solutions for a wide array of health conditions, including the dreaded holiday hangover. Pollard told AOL News that there are many effective ways to nurse a hangover naturally rather than just popping some aspirin and hoping for the best. One of those ways is by eating ...

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Published: 11/19/10

Raise a Glass of Pumpkin Nog, and Get Ready to Drink Thanksgiving Style

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
Raise a Glass of Pumpkin Nog, and Get Ready to Drink Thanksgiving Style

(Nov. 19) -- We tend to think a lot about what we're going to eat on Thanksgiving, but what about what we're going to drink? After all, we need something to wash down that turkey. Professional "mixologist" Tony Abou-Ganim says drinks should be considered a main course at the Thanksgiving table, crafted with as much care and attention as traditional solid dishes. The author of "The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails" (Agate Surrey) told AOL News that with the abundance of fresh, seasonal products and ingredients readily available today, no one should be skimping on the ...

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Published: 09/2/10

Court Rules Ladies' Nights Aren't Sexist

By  Lauren Frayer - AOL News
Court Rules Ladies' Nights Aren't Sexist

(Sept. 2) -- Men sick of having to pay full price at bars and nightclubs where women get discounts on "ladies' night" have failed to win sympathy from a federal appeals court, which ruled this week that such promotions don't violate the U.S. Constitution. Corbis Party on, ladies. A federal courts says free or reduced-price cocktails aren't unconstitutional or discriminatory. A self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer, Roy Den Hollander, sued over ladies' night drink specials at several New York clubs, arguing that they discriminate against men. The case went to the 2nd Circuit Court of ...

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Published: 02/9/10

States in Budget Trouble Turn to the Bottle

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
States in Budget Trouble Turn to the Bottle

Several financially strapped states with with strict alcohol controls are considering saving money by privatizing the regulation and sales of booze, beer and wine. The states say they could raise revenue by selling distribution centers and auctioning liquor licenses to private companies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Vermont and Mississippi are all looking at proposals that would loosen control of distributorships or retail stores. As ways to boost revenue, Colorado now allows spirits to be sold seven days a week instead of six, and Pennsylvania ...

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