New research in the January 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2000 to 2017 to examine self-reported drinking habits among people reporting a cancer diagnosis.
The number of women drinking dangerous amounts of alcohol is rising sharply in the United States.
Rates of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder peak in the late adolescent and early adult age-group (19-25 years), before decreasing from around age 26. This supports the notion that many young people 'mature out' of heavier drinking behavior.
China leads the world in alcohol-related deaths among men and women, estimated a Lancet report on alcohol-attributable deaths. This toll came to 650,000 male deaths and 59,000 alcohol-related female deaths in 2017 alone.
The wine industry is roiling over concerns that the US is going to expand its trade war with tariffs on all European wines: possibly as high as 100 percent.
(HEALTHDAY) - MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you plan to make a New Year's resolution about improving your health, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some good suggestions.
(Reuters Health) - For people with atrial fibrillation, abstinence from alcohol may make the heart beat better.
"Although edibles are commonly viewed as a safer and more desirable alternative to smoked or vaped cannabis, physicians and the public should be aware of several risks related to the use of cannabis edibles," write Drs. Jasleen Grewal and Lawrence Loh from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Compulsive drinking may be due to dysfunction in a specific brain pathway that normally helps keep drinking in check. The results are reported in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
Whether you want to loosen up at a work or family function or just really like a friend’s festive punch bowl concoction, it can be easy to consume too much alcohol without realizing it.