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Yummy Soda (cropped)

Regular consumption of sugary drinks associated with type 2 diabetes

22 Jul 2015

Sugar sweetened drinks may give rise to nearly two million diabetes cases over ten years in the US and 80,000 in the UK, estimates a study published...

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Replacing one sugary drink per day could cut risk of type 2 diabetes

01 May 2015

Drinking water or unsweetened tea or coffee in place of one sugary drink per day can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research...

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Eu, Christiane F., 13 anos drogada e prostituída (published by Bertrand Brasil)

Intoxicating history

18 May 2012

In tracing the modern history of Germany’s policy on intoxicant and drug use, which favours therapy rather than punishment, Cambridge historian Dr...

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Painting by Shiva Lal showing the transport of opium

A history of drink and drugs

01 May 2009

A large interdisciplinary network is aiming to shed light on the practices, rituals and attitudes surrounding intoxication.

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