The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now experts are warning that older drinkers might be more sensitive to those effects.

Heavy drinking is clearly bad for your health. But it’s long been questioned whether moderate drinking is also risky—and, if so, how risky, exactly. Health researchers have consistently found links ...

Drinking to one's health is a common tradition. But it may also be self-defeating: the alcohol that's part of many toasts can actually harm your health. Of course, alcohol consumption extends well ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Alcohol is a substance that's processed largely in the liver and that also affects ...

Most adults in the United States drink alcohol, but there is steadily growing public concern about the health effects of moderate drinking. The latest science supports those concerns, but two recent ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...