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I think my parents did the right thing.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poisonous alcohol kills 27 in Pakistan]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36408/1/</link><description><![CDATA[So what's the proof? Are they just making rubbing alcohol!? <br/><br/>The victims were labourers who lost consciousness after buying the alcohol on Thursday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work Out and Drink Up]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/48592/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A new study of cardiac health has yielded a happy formula: start with moderate exercise, at least 30 min. to 1 hr. a day and add moderate alcohol consumption.<br/><br/>*The report we've all been waiting for...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Government Says: &quot;Don't Drink Wine&quot;]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/95783/1/</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The consumption of alcohol, and especially wine, is discouraged.&quot; This on the heels of a study by French national cancer institute, which says the consumption of even a small amount of alcohol can increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer by 168%.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol blamed for half of &#8217;90s Russian deaths]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/125942/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A new study by an international team of public health researchers documents the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on Russia &#8212; showing that drinking caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you wrecking your brain? Chilling pictures reveal shocking effects of alcohol, cigarettes and even caffeine on the mind]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/111850/1/</link><description><![CDATA[What exactly are you doing to your brain when you drink alcohol or coffee? 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Yet another advantage of alcohol drinking has been found. This time reducing the risk of gallstones.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops! Alcohol Labeling Backfires.]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/114065/1/</link><description><![CDATA[In Australia, the alcohol industry tried to encourage better drinking habits by making their labels clearer for the consumers. 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