When I was 14 years old, I became aware that I wanted to feel the effects of alcohol. I had a few drinks at a friend's house when his parents weren't home and quickly felt relaxed, uninhibited ...

What Do We Know About Alcohol and Depression? A drink every once in a while can be OK. But if you have trouble managing your drinking, become fixated on alcohol, or keep drinking even though it ...

It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, alcohol—rather than just responding to its effects. This article discusses an important paper that ...

New research shows that alcohol-related liver disease and other health problems increased even more than expected among women ages 40 to 64 during the pandemic. By Dani Blum A new study adds to a ...

Re “A Debate Over Cancer Warning Labels on Alcohol” (Science Times, April 9): This article does an admirable job of spotlighting efforts around the world to require cancer warnings on alcohol.

The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to a new study. During 10 months between April 2020 and September 2021 ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Some of the drugs most often associated with this term include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines (particularly temazepam, nimetazepam, and flunitrazepam), cocaine, methaqualone ...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity to learn about alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the adverse impact of alcohol misuse on health and society. According to the National Institute on ...

Is a glass of wine or fancy cocktail off-limits? Getty Images Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Alcohol gets a bad rap for a lot of reasons, but does it really raise your risk of ...

Even a small amount of alcohol whilst pregnant can cause birth abnormalities, a new paper has suggested. New research shows that no amount of drinking during pregnancy is safe as even low to ...

Background: Alcohol has been suggested to be either protective of, or not associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, experimental animal studies indicate that chronic heavy alcohol ...