Is alcohol good or bad for you? It's complicated. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) Up to 65% of American adults drink alcohol, but messaging around alcohol and its ...

Random sampling was achieved by computer-generated national sampling from the Electronic White Pages. Women aged 18 to 45 years inclusive were eligible to participate in the survey. Pregnant women ...

Is that evening glass of wine or weekend cocktail really harmless? Earlier this year, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent advisory to raise awareness of the growing evidence linking alcohol to ...

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Background Harmful alcohol consumption has been associated with injuries and poor health outcomes. Athletes are more likely to consume higher levels of alcohol compared to the general population, ...

Alcohol consumption is part of many cultures and wildly so in American culture. Mortality from alcohol-related disease was up 40% from 1999-2017, and in 2020 alcohol intake increased by over 30% by ...

To help people reflect on their drinking habits, Carman H. Whiting, MD, family medicine specialist with UT Physicians and assistant professor with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, offers ...

Education-only interventions produce little change in drinking behaviors; but, multi-component prevention programs, which include alcohol information as one feature, can decrease drinking. This study ...

Managers who have knowledge, a clear mandate, and experience with alcohol-related issues report that they more frequently introduce preventive measures at work. This is shown by a survey conducted by ...

While drinking alcohol moderately comes with both risks and possible benefits, a person should exercise caution. The risks of drinking alcohol excessively may outweigh any possible benefits. This ...