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REDONDO BEACH, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you keep a spare toga in your glove compartment just in case the right opportunity arises? Do you check last night's text messages to get a sense of where you were? Do you have a penchant for pinatas, pony rides, and bounce houses? If so, Function Drinks may have the perfect job for you. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100429/LA95708) Function Drinks is launching a search for one legendary partier to face the ultimate...
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Is Santa Bringing Your Kids Toxic Toys? Will this jolly old elf be delivering toys with high lead content or harmful plastics to your kids on Christmas morning? How can you keep your children safe from harmful contaminants in their toys? Can you even tell which toys are dangerous and which are safe? Invite home environmental experts Lisa and Ron Beres to tell your audience what parents should watch for to ensure the safety of their children's toys....
Many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, tannins, and furfural. Bourbon has 37 times the amount of congeners that vodka has. A new study has found that while drinking a lot of bourbon can cause a worse hangover than drinking a lot of vodka, impairment in people's next-day task performance is about the...
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Some New Year's predictions are, tragically, very reliable. For example, more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes on New Year's Eve than on other mid-week winter evenings. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091217/PH27547 ) Just look at the numbers. A recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics shows that, by the time our country finished ringing in the year 2008 (the latest year for...
Migraine sufferers, beware. You may be more prone to an alcohol-induced headache after a night of drinking, according to researchers from the Jefferson Headache Center. The research will be presented at Neuroscience 2009, the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Chicago.Until now, studying the mechanism behind migraine and other forms of recurrent headaches has not been possible in an animal model, according to Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurology at...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVLX), announces today that it has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Legacy Biotechnologies, Inc., a private company based in Tampa, Florida, to develop and market all natural remedies for symptoms of broad spectrum flu viruses. Legacy Biotech has been heavily involved with research and development for the purpose of creating all natural remedies to help prevent and treat broad-spectrum...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVLX), today announces that its Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM) ("Last Shot") video commercial will begin airing on Monday, August 31, 2009. The video is a part of the Company's emerging Last Shot brand awareness campaign that will ultimately include television, radio, Internet, cinema spots, billboard, print and point-of-sale advertising. The video will initially be introduced to the public through the...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVLX), announces today the launch of its Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM) ("Last Shot") web site at www.mylastshot.com. The newly released web site offers Nuvilex' customers product and use information, user testimonials, lists upcoming events, and fan page links to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube social networking sites. Most importantly, the web site allows for the direct purchase of Last Shot for home...
Asparagus extract may ease hangovers and protect the liver against toxins found in alcohol, researchers in South Korea said. Asparagus, a common vegetable used worldwide, long has been known for its antifungal, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. Building on that knowledge, researchers at the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in South Korea analyzed the effects of young asparagus shoots and leaves on liver cells from humans and rats, lead researcher B.Y. Kim...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVLX), announced today that it completed its first sale of its Last Shot Hangover Remedy. The sale, a 36 shot case of Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM), was made to a local bar establishment by the first of Nuvilex' fifteen new commission sales representatives. The sale marks Nuvilex' official launch of its Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM) across the U.S., concentrating in major markets in the following...
