People who have a few drinks a week tend to live a bit longer than teetotallers, but even moderate drinking may raise the risk of certain cancers, a large, new study finds.
DALLAS, June 27, 2018 -- Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health showed that American adults have increasingly used cannabis daily since 2007.
The animal-based study, published in the journal Jneurosci, found that excessive drinking during adolescence may interfere with the activity of brain cells needed for sustaining short term memory.
Alcohol hangovers are more significant and costly than people realize, new research shows.
A little bit of alcohol has been shown to be protective of heart health. But how does drinking influence cancer risk?
More and more women are addicted to booze-but their needs have largely been ignored by the medical establishment.
Despite their potential, taxes on sugar, tobacco and alcohol are underused by policy makers, Professor Sally Casswell says.
The school year is over, and public health officials have issued a report card for America’s high school students.
Some studies have suggested that alcohol consumption could expose people to a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. But the mechanics behind this relationship have been unclear — until now.