Increase the risk of chronic (long-term) hypertension (high blood pressure): Regularly drinking alcohol can prevent receptors in the brain from functioning properly, which stops the body from ...

New federal dietary guidelines urge Americans to limit alcohol intake, moving away from “moderate drinking" rules as experts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What the data says about drinking alcohol and poor health. (Getty Images) (d3sign via Getty Images) As one of his final acts as ...

With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general's advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have ...

New research published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine has shown that dementia risk appears to rise directly with alcohol consumption, with no safe level of alcohol consumption identified. Similar ...

Cardiovascular tests performed during primary care visits may give evidence of increasing alcohol use, which could help clinicians identify and treat risky drinking behaviors early. The findings ...

Dr. O'Connell answers the question: 'Can Alcohol Affect Heart Failure Risk?' — -- Question: How does alcohol affect my risk of getting heart failure? Answer: Alcohol is a drug that's been around ...

Red wine minus the alcohol may lower blood pressure a new study finds. Sept. 7, 2012— -- Wine lovers, get ready for a buzz kill. A new study has found that drinking two glasses of red wine a day ...

Key Takeaways Alcohol significantly impacts health, contributing to poor sleep, mood symptoms, high blood pressure and heart disease, liver disease, and cancer. Quitting alcohol can help prevent or ...

As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that they can cause cancer. His office also published a report detailing just ...