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 ...

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

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 ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory saying that consuming any amount of alcohol could increase your risk of at least seven types of cancer. Now, a new large-scale study ...

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 ...

As January comes to a close, many people who participated in Dry January begin to consider returning to their usual drinking habits. This pause from alcohol often highlights how closely drinking ...