Commentary This time, one might say, the Scientific American has gone too far. But actually, that’s been going on for years. It’s just one absurd outrage after another, a persistent tendency to justify every awful policy with some pseudo-science defense. But this one got my goat: “Climate-Friendly Cocktail Recipes Go Light on Ice.” The idea…

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—West Virginia officials have reiterated that the state’s drinking water remains safe following an Ohio train derailment that led to a toxic plume of chemicals being released. Chemicals that leaked from the derailment are being monitored as they move down the Ohio River, but they are not affecting the supply of drinking water, officials…

In the United States, a “standard drink” (also known as an alcoholic drink equivalent) is defined as any drink that contains about 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol. Although the drinks pictured here are different sizes, each contains approximately the same amount of alcohol and counts as one U.S. standard drink or…

A man accused of attacking New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign rally told investigators he’d been drinking that day and didn’t know who the congressman was, authorities said as the man was arrested on a federal assault charge Saturday. David Jakubonis, 43, made an initial court appearance Saturday before a…

Life is hard enough, right? We need something to cope. Why shouldn’t we have a temporary escape from the stresses of life? We know how serious alcohol abuse can become, but most casual drinkers feel that it isn’t really harming them. The truth is that consistent use of alcohol, even at surprisingly low levels, can…

Not drinking enough water can do more harm to your body than you can imagine Water plays the role of lubrication and transportation in the body. According to Chen Wenrong, director of Hanlin Chinese Medicine Clinic, water lubricates the skin, add moistures to the oral mucous membrane to make swallowing easier, and also improves the…

Women who both smoke and drink after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy have nearly three times the risk for late stillbirth, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published online on Aug. 23. Researchers in the Prenatal Alcohol in SIDS and Stillbirth (PASS) Network found that smoking…