States say caffeinated alcohol drinks threaten youth health.
STATE officials and public health advocates are speaking out against caffeinated alcoholic beverages, which are marketed to younger drinkers and often packaged in ways that make it unclear they contain alcohol. In late February, the Center for Science in the Public Interest served beverage companies Anheuser-Busch and...

Oral fluids: how pseudoscience gulls the gullible.
To the Editor: Dr Khumalo discussed the health myth of 'eight glasses a day--the perils of pseudoscience'. (1) I presume that the water bottling industry misused the pseudoscience (2) of 'eight glasses a day' to develop a novel and unnecessary industry in much the way that the sports drink...

Drunken media.
ENI -- Lithuanian bishops are clashing with the country's media mavens over their support of laws restricting advertisements for alcoholic beverages. Business and media groups, bishops' claim, had "decided to encourage social destruction and instigate public hounding of politicians" due to an anticipated fall in profits triggered...

Boo Koo Holdings Adds to Board of Directors, Proposes Name Change.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-22 May 2008-Boo Koo Holdings Adds to Board of Directors, Proposes Name Change(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Boo Koo Holdings announced that it has appointed three beverage industry executives to its Board of Directors. The company appointed Gil Cassagne, formerly Chief Executive...

The Hawai'i Beer Book.
The Hawai'i Beer Book Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi Watermark Publishing 1088 Bishop Street, Suite 310, Honolulu, HI 96813 9780979676925, $15.95 www.bookshawaii.net 1-866-2665 In "The Hawai'i Beer Book: Bars, Breweries & Beer Cuisine", award-winning journalist Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi provides interested readers...

Antimutagenicity of hops (Humulus lupulus L.): bioassay-directed fractionation and isolation of xanthohumol.
1. Introduction The female inflorescences (hops) of the hop plant, Humulus lupulus L., are mainly used in the brewing industry to add bitterness and flavor to beer. Hops are known not only in beer brewing processes but also as a tranquilizer in folk medicines. Hops constituents have...

Dear EarthTalk: there are so many energy drinks on the market, but they all seem very high in sugar, coloring and preservatives. Are there any natural versions that offer a healthier kick-start?
Energy drinks constitute one of the fastest growing sectors of the soft drink market across the U.S. and around the world, with some 500 new varieties introduced in recent years. But it's true that most are far from healthy. Besides containing excessive amounts of sugar and caffeine, which alone...

Brew pub lets sunshine in on beer-making process.
Byline: Sarah Skidmore The Associated Press PORTLAND - Any aficionado will tell you that sometimes a good beer is like a glass of sunshine. At the Lucky Lab Brew Pub on Hawthorne Boulevard, it's reality. The brewery recently became the first in Oregon...

Beringer Vineyards Joins California Demand-Response Program.
InDEFENSE-4 February 2008-Beringer Vineyards Joins California Demand-Response Program(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Foster's Wine Estates, owners of seven California wineries, including Beringer Vineyards in St. Helena and Chateau St. Jean and Asti in Sonoma County, has enrolled in the demand-response program, Cut Back California. The program,...

What's New.
Hydroxydase This mineral water from France, promises to help one lose up to a kilo a week by increasing one's metabolism, combat fatigue, prevent heart disease and strokes by augmenting magnesium levels, and eliminate bad cholesterol. No. 1 in the French Pharmacy Mineral Water market, Hydroxydase's composition...