It's never a good idea to tell someone that you feel like that person hopes that her sister fails at her sobriety. It's especially not a good idea when you're Brandi Glanville and the person you say that to is Kyle Richards and the sister is Kim Richards. Though maybe it is a good idea for drama and ratings. Brandi is taking a lot of flack for telling Kyle at the reunion about Kim's efforts to keep sober, "I almost feel like it would make [Kyle] happy if she failed." OUCH! Kyle, naturally, went off on her. But did Brandi actually have a good point?

To say that Kris Jenner has a full plate is an understatement. The woman single-handedly manages all of her celebrikids, which I could imagine gets pretty stressful. Now you and I, we may handle stress by going for a long run or sitting down with a good book. Kris? Not so much. Allegedly the momager has been turning to alcohol to unwind and de-stress. And not just a glass of wine or two, much, much more.

A source told InTouch that Kris drinks all the time, including mornings. "I've been at her house -- she'll open a bottle of wine in the middle of the day and pour half a bottle in a giant glass and slug from it."

Well that's just not okay. If Kris really does have a problem with alcohol, she needs to take a step back and evaluate. She's not just hurting herself, she's hurting her whole family.

It was back in September that Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong went to rehab, but nobody really knew why he was there. Well, we knew his onstage "I'm not f*cking Justin Bieber, you motherf*ckers" meltdown was the tipping point, but we didn't know anything specific about his addiction. But we'll have plenty of details when the new issue of Rolling Stone hits newsstands with the exclusive cover story "Billie Joe: The Road Back from Hell," in which the frontman opens up about his "years of alcohol and prescription drug abuse."

No word yet on which prescription drugs were the problem, but this still comes as a surprise to some -- after all, it was kind of a big deal when Billie Joe gave up getting stoned (if you've ever listened to any early Green Day lyrics, you understand why). But his experience just serves as yet another example of the dangers of "legal" drugs, particularly when combined with alchohol. Seriously, things were NOT good ...

Oh, those damn health studies. They are so confusing! One day, something is good for you, and then, wait a sec, it will kill you. Weren't we all under the impression that a drink a day was good for you? It had some heart benefits or sumpthin' like that? (Not that I'm drinking right now or anything.) Well, according to the latest killjoy study, that little benefit isn't enough to outweight the HUGE disbenefit of drinking alcohol -- and that just one drink a day can increase your chances of getting cancer. (Putting down that drink I don't have right now.)

I wasn't particularly surprised to learn that the results of a second inquest into the tragic death of Amy Winehouse merely confirmed the original coroner's report: The 27-year-old singer died of alcohol poisoning. I was however, saddened. Again. Because Winehouse was young and talented and it's absolutely tragic that her life was cut short. But also because I can't help but feel that a common misconception contributed to her demise: That alcohol is somehow less dangerous than the other (illegal) substances Winehouse worked so hard to give up: Heroin. Crack cocaine. Marijuana. Yes, these drugs are illegal. Yes, alcohol is perfectly legal. But numbers don't lie: According to the statistics, alcohol is the deadliest substance of all.

It’s not rocket science: smoking is bad for you. Let’s take thousands of chemicals, wrap them up with nicotine-rich tobacco, light the end on fire, suck the smoke down our lungs, and watch what happens!

Hello, lung cancer.

But people have vices, and everyone gets to choose their own favorites. I suppose people smoke for the same reasons they drink -- it’s calming, it takes the edge off, or it's just plain old habit. The difference with cigarettes is that many smokers would like to quit but don’t feel like they can.

Holiday party time is officially in full-swing, which means one thing: Lots of hangovers during the month of December (and one massive one January 1 to start your year off right). Personally, there are few things I dislike more in life than a hangover (and the shame that goes with it), so I don't plan on getting one this year. Yes, it is possible to wake up the morning after your office Christmas party ready to take on the world. Okay, maybe you won't be ready to take on the world, but you definitely won't have the spins or the burning desire to vomit. Here are 5 ways to prevent the dreaded hangover.

Need an excuse to pop open a cold one after a long, stressful day this holiday season? Here you go: According to a recent study, the chemical compound humulone (found in beer ingredient hops) protects against the respiratory syncytial virus (which can cause pneumonia). Cheers! I always knew beer was good for me, you're probably thinking to yourself smugly as you reach for the bottle opener.

Um, yeah ... don't get too excited. You know the old saying: If it seems too good to be true ... it's probably a study about beer's benefits funded by Sapporo Medical Universities and reported by Japan's Sapporo Breweries. Hmmm. Beer! It's a wonder drug!

Seriously, these findings about humulone actually are pretty interesting and possibly very relevant. But probably not yet, and probably not for you.