Palliative care for cancer patients helps ease discomfort, anxiety, nausea, and emotional distress. Find out how palliative care can improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment ...

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A Legitimate Hangover Cure?

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So the other day I was watching a show where a startup company was looking to bring to market a hangover patch (similar in concept to the nicotine patch) which would pump your body full of vitamins while you consumed alcohol, all with the purpose of reducing or eliminating a hangover. I was intrigued. Now, [ ... ] ...

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Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control

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Published March 8, 2010 at 5:10 p.m.

Normal-weight women who drink alcohol in moderation are less likely than women who don't drink at all to become overweight or obese, a study shows ...

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Hollywood Sips for Oscar Night

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Published March 6, 2010 at 9:53 a.m.

Cocktails and Hollywood seem to go hand in hand and if you are hosting an Oscar party tomorrow night there is no shortage of elegant sips that your guests would love. Of course, there are the traditional drinks like the Hollywood, the Hollywood Martini, and a full list of drinks named after stars ranging from Douglas Fairbanks to Marlene Dietrich. Then we get into some modern cocktails like the The Red Carpet and The Envelope Please ... Moet Golden Glamour Cocktail ... Photo Courtesy: © MoÃ«t

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3 and 3 to Celebrate National Absinthe Day

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Published March 5, 2010 at 7:08 a.m.

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It is March 5th and that means it is one of the best holidays of the year for the cocktail enthusiast, it is National Absinthe Day ... Dutch Duchess ... Photo Courtesy: © Sonnema VodkaHerb ... Three years after the lift of the ban of absinthe in the United States absinthe has found a regular place in the bar and finding its way into cocktails in some ingenious ways ... It is also loosing some of its mystery among drinkers because when mixed properly it is not the scary spirit that the rumor

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Dangerous Cocktail: Energy Drinks + Alcohol

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 11:31 a.m.

College-age drinkers who swill alcoholic energy-drink cocktails are three times more likely than alcohol-only drinkers to leave a bar drunk ...

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How to Make Soothing Ginger Tea with Fresh Ginger

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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

GingerGinger (Zingiber officinalis) is a calming and soothing flavour with a touch of a bite to it that helps to keep you alert and calm ... Ginger is commonly used to help an upset stomach, motion or travel sickness or general low-grade fevers ... It is also excellent for nausea and for warming you up when you feel cold (it stimulates cold hands and feet), and is esteemed as a "heating herb" ... Ginger is reputed to help ward off colds or improve your recovery time ... Other benefits of ginger

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