A new study shows that abstinence from alcohol is linked to dementia. The study titled, “Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study,” results appear in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal.
Alcohol is a drink taken by people for recreation, to relieve stress and celebrate — various reasons for centuries.
Research on alcohol consumption is in a pickle. There’s no question that pounding one drink after another is bad for your health.
Alcohol increases the mortality of young but not old mice infected with the tuberculosis-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and this effect is mediated by the production of a protein called interferon-alpha (IFN-α).
To drink or not to drink when it comes to your health really depends on a few important factors, including how much you imbibe and what health issues you’re concerned about.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While the majority of Americans (55%) think that drinking in moderation makes no difference to their health, the percentage who say it is bad for one's health outweighs those who say it is good, 28% to 16%.
(CNN)Children's exposure to alcohol through breast milk may cause a comparable drop in their cognitive abilities, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide are driving the first reductions in life expectancy in the United States in the past two decades.
CHICAGO – Light alcohol use is associated with increased cognitive function in older adults; an effect that is stronger in women and diminishes with greater alcohol consumption.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a possible result from mothers drinking during pregnancy, has flown under the radar for decades.