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No such thing as a hangover cure?Posted Dec 31st 2005 2:20AM by Nicole WestonFiled under: Parties, Science, Newspapers, Did you know?The best way to avoid a hangover is to drink in moderation and stay hydrated throughout the night. There is no
"cure" for a hangover.A team at the University of Pennsylvania examined eight remedies reputed to lessen or even cure the
symptoms of a hangover, including such items as propranolol, fructose/glucose, prickly pear extracts and a yeast based
product. The team also noted that very few studies have been done to test such remedies and even fewer have been
reliably conducted. Their findings revealed why because there is no conclusive evidence that any of the tested remedies
actually prevented or cured a hangover.There are too many home remedies to test every one, but logic should reveal
that if food items such as bananas, eggs and milkshakes acutally cured hangovers, people would have noticed by now. Feel
free to try toast and honey, if you're
so inclined, but it is best to avoid "the
hair of the dog that bit you" and other home remedies in favor of good sense and self control to avoid a
hangover.
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