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All hangover cures are useless, study shows

Only sure way of avoiding a hangover is to not drink in the first place
Reuters

LONDON - Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place, according to a new study.

Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel.

Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver bullet.

However, they did hold out some hope for the potential of borage, a bright blue herb with star-shaped flowers used traditionally to decorate gin-based summer cocktails.

But their conclusions were sobering.

"No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol hangover," they wrote in the British Medical Journal on Friday.

"The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover is thus to practice abstinence or moderation," they added.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10650852
 
Nancy said:
All hangover cures are useless, study shows

Only sure way of avoiding a hangover is to not drink in the first place
Reuters

LONDON - Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in the first place, according to a new study.

Researchers led by Max Pittler of the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, surfed the Internet and combed medical databases to study a range of hangover cures from the traditional to the novel.

Their research roamed from the humble aspirin to fructose, artichokes and even prickly pears but found no silver bullet.

However, they did hold out some hope for the potential of borage, a bright blue herb with star-shaped flowers used traditionally to decorate gin-based summer cocktails.

But their conclusions were sobering.

"No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing alcohol hangover," they wrote in the British Medical Journal on Friday.

"The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover is thus to practice abstinence or moderation," they added.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10650852
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Or you blame it on the frat and pretend the hangover doesn't exist.

That's what I did. ;)
 
That's so true, nothing really helps a bad head-over unless someone wants to bang them with a hammer... :smash:


:ily:
 
Well, shit,.. today is Tuesday and I've had a friggin' hangover since Sunday.. There's no F*cking cure for it but to sleep all day. I couldn't sleep all day since I've got a kid to take care of.. I sure was b*tching.. besides that.. no cigs for me since Sunday... I'm going insane!
 
Riding out the hangover is a way to go. I didnt have hangover for a very long time now, I still go and get drunk.

I prefer weeds over beer any day.
 
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