Retirement, Mental Health, and Alcohol Use: What They Have in Common By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Retirement is meant to be a person’s ...

While light to moderate alcohol intake isn’t usually harmful, heavy alcohol use can cause severe effects. In fact, heavy alcohol use is one of the leading risk factors for disease burden ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new federal report warns that drinking alcohol could raise your risk of dying early. The draft of the report released Tuesday by the Department of ...

While fitness centers become packed with eager gym-goers, bars and clubs often experience slower traffic during the month as many individuals partake in “Dry January,” a challenge that undoubtedly ...

With new evidence showing a direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has issued a stark warning to Jamaicans about the dangers of alcohol misuse.

Did you know that in 2019, 2.6 million deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption globally, with 2 million being men and 0.6 million women? Young people aged 20–39 years are ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal ...

Researchers have found a "wide range of diseases" connected to alcohol use, Todd Neff said at UCHealth. Those conditions include "polyneuropathy, alcoholic psychosis, alcohol myopathy, alcohol ...

trends in alcohol use among Canadians. Short and long-term health risks of alcohol, dangers of alcohol use during pregnancy, alcohol use disorder and how to reduce your risks. What to do if you don’t ...

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) attributes 2.6 million deaths per year to alcohol consumption—4.7% of all deaths. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory ...

Kimber Gonzales, 28, drank three to four times per week during college before noticing her alcohol consumption decrease throughout her 20s. Then, in 2023, she listened to a podcast that asked ...