A hangover is an illness, German court says

A “anti-hangover” supplement is false advertising, a court in Frankfurt has ruled. A hangover is an illness, it says, and it is illegal in Germany to claim that foods or supplements can cure human ailments. The case involved the maker of a powder sold as an “anti-hangover shot,” claiming its “plant extracts with antioxidants, electrolytes and vitamins” could combat a hangover’s nausea, headaches and drowsiness.