But he argues that people are still drinking too much.

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But no large, well-designed studies have found that anything but time -- and drinking water to treat dehydration -- can ease the aftermath of too much alcohol consumption.

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They were too baffled to think of much, but the mayor enjoyed sitting in the shade of magnolias and drinking lemonade.

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