European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday april 10, 1992 putting into port the Mega cruise ship the majesty of the seas slides across the Atlantic that began in France. The majesty into new York alter completing its Maiden voyage was photographed from the aircraft Carrier intrepid. Alcohol suppresses burning of body fat Swiss study says Boston apr a study found that booze makes the body Burn fat More slowly which helps explain those Beer bellies saddlebags and spare tires on heavy drinkers. The study published in thursdays new England journal of Medicine tackled the question of alcohols effect on the Way the body uses different nutrients. Its conclusion alcohol throws off the body a Normal disposal of fat. Any fat that is not burned is stored. That Means flab in the belly the behind and thighs a anywhere people tend to put on weight. A if somebody wants to drink at a party and avoid weight gain he has to reduce his fat intake a said or. Paolo m. Suter of the University of Zurich in Switzerland the study a principal author. Exactly How alcohol suppresses fat disposal Isnit Clear however. Researchers said the body May prefer to Burn alcohol first or alcohol May have some other effect on metabolic processes in the liver. The researchers evaluated eight healthy men who were put on diets that included about 3 ounces of pure alcohol a Day or the equivalent of about six Beers or six Washington apr the antihistamines found in most of the cold remedies on the Market May do More harm than Good experts said wednesday. One of the experts said a shot or two of whiskey before bedtime might be better for a cold sufferer than a nip of nyquil. While antihistamines Are useful in treating allergies their effect in treating the symptoms of a cold Are marginal at Best witnesses told a House panel. Quot since antihistamines have the potential to cause harmful effects the risks associated with their use outweigh any meager Benefit a said Leslie Hendeles a professor of pharmacy and paediatrics at the University of Florida. A it is my opinion that these drugs should be removed from All non prescription products promoted for the Relief of cough and cold  Hendeles said studies going Back to the mid-1970s found that cold sufferers Given antihistamines did no better than those Given a Placebo. In addition he said the antihistamines have potentially dangerous Side effects such As drowsiness. People with allergies get Runny noses and watery eyes when the linings of their noses and eyes release histamine Hendeles said. The treatment for that is an Antihistamine. But a cold is a virus and studies have found that it does not cause a release of histamine he said. However one Side effect of antihistamines called the Anticholinergic effect is to dry up a Runny nose and because of that they shots of liquor. They burned about one third less fat. A this is one Good explanation of Why people get fat drinking alcohol a commented or. Clifton Bogardus of the National institutes of health. Of course not everyone who drinks gets a spare tire. It depends on what they eat. Beer guzzlers and whiskey drinkers who subsist on hamburgers and potato chips will almost certainly put on pounds while vegetarians who sip wine wont. When people eat extra carbohydrates a sugar or starch a they tend to Burn most of it. But the body Burns extra fat sparingly. The Swiss study found that alcohol farther suppresses fat disposal. The finding a Points to the fact that Energy balance Over the Long term has a lot More to do with fat balance than anything else we eat a said Bogardus. A the main Way to stay thin is not to eat  the study was conducted during two sessions. In one alcohol made up 25 percent of the volunteers calories but their total daily calories did not change. In the other the volunteers drank enough alcohol to increase their daily calories by 25 percent. Have been approved for use in cold preparations. The non prescription drug manufacturers association issued a statement defending the use of antihistamines. A people know if they have a Runny nose and they know what provides Relief a it said. A people  continue using these products if they did no to work a Hendeles named nyquil As one of the cold preparations in which antihistamines have doubtful Benefit. The product is 25 percent alcohol. A Many patients have told me that they like nyquil because it puts them to sleep Quot he said. A considering the Antihistamine and alcohol have an additive effect it is not surprising that a they feel no  a they would probably obtain the same desired effect from a few shots of their favorite whiskey at far less expense and without the added  a spokeswoman for Richardson Vicks health care the maker of nyquil did not immediately return a phone Call to comment on Hendeles testimony. The government operations subcommittee on health is looking into Why the food and drug administration permits the drug to remain on the Market in cold remedies if it has no beneficial effect and carries risks. Or. Carl Peck director of the of Day Scenter for drug evaluation and research said the Agency is continuing to look into the use of antihistamines in non prescription cold medicines but added that it is a an enormous   United Way officer files $3 million lawsuit from wire reports Washington the United Way of America was sued wednesday by its former chief financial officer who was dismissed on the eve of critical press accounts about the organization. Thomas j. Merlo a longtime Friend of former Una president William Aramony alleged that United Way of America breached his employment contract wrongfully discharged him and then defamed him and invaded his privacy in a report released last week. Merlo 61, a Florida accountant asked $3 million in damages in the suit filed in Palm Beach county Fla. It the suit challenges numerous details in the 59-Page report and rejects any suggestion that Merlo took personal trips at Una expense or acted improperly in any  sent to journalist Brownsville Texas a a severed Tongue was mailed to a newspaper reporter possibly because of her reporting on drug traffickers police said wednesday. The Tongue was delivered tuesday to Rebecca Thatcher a reporter with the Brownsville Herald in an envelope bearing the return address of a House that was seized in 1990 in a drug related Case. The Fri was asked to Analyse the  Poison scam costs City Chicago a a rat Poison scam Cost the City $100,000, Chicago a inspector general says. Two employees of the Bureau of rodent control allegedly stole the Poison and sold it to a private exterminating company inspector general Alexander Vroustouris said tuesday. The exterminators then sold it Back to the City at least twice he said. Deputy commissioner Roger Monaco resigned last month from his $63,564-a-year Job because of the incident. Supervisor Paul Mostacchio was laced on paid administrative leave from his 39,492-a-year  fired for cribbing fort Worth Texas a nine police recruits were fired wednesday because they allegedly cheated on a routine first Aid examination. Four others were suspended without pay for failing to report the cheating. Police said one of the nine fired recruits a certified red Cross cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructor gave materials for the car test to the eight others. After completing their five Day suspension the four cadets will continue the six month training course police said.$61 betting Pool probed Asheville . A a state probe was launched into an Mcaa basketball tournament betting Pool in which staff at the University of North Carolina at Asheville wagered a total of $61. No arrests were made the state Bureau of investigation said. Quot the complaint was ludicrous a said vice Chancellor Larry Wilson. He said the betting Wasny to done on state time and the stakes were Only about $1 a person. About 40 people were in the Pool. Chancellor Sam Schuman had already ordered the Pool disbanded and the Money returned in response to an Anonymous letter said Wilson. Sports pools Arentt specifically prohibited by state Law out they fall under the general statute Banning gambling. Gambling is a Misdemeanour that generally carries a maximum penalty of two years in  haitians returned Miami a the . Coast guard repatriated 245 haitians on wednesday one Day after Crews picked up the boat people from overcrowded vessels in International Waters off the coast of the troubled Caribbean nation. The coast guard Cutter Legare returned the haitians to port a Prince where they were turned Over to the International red Cross. Antihistamines risky experts warn