Semaglutide may help prevent alcohol-use disorder (AUD). In a study, people taking it were 50 percent less likely to develop AUD and 56 percent less likely to relapse if they already had a problem.
A new study argues that drinking never has benefits. Studies often put people into two groups—non-drinkers and regular drinkers. Ex-heavy drinkers can be included in the first group.
The health benefits of drinking alcohol may be underestimated in older adults.
For people with blood sugar concerns, alcohol may impact their body differently than another person. That’s especially true if they drink on an empty stomach or take medication to help blood sugar.
Recommendations on alcohol go back and forth. We’ve been told for decades that a glass of wine can do the heart good. But The Heart Foundation of New Zealand is the latest organization to say otherwise.
Amid dry January, the U.S. Surgeon General proposed that alcohol should be labeled with a cancer warning. More and more evidence shows that alcohol harms human health.
New research has found that alcohol can directly and indirectly cause panic attacks in some people. If you struggle with anxiety after drinking, the alcohol may be to blame.
Research that looked at the same participants over a 30-year period found that people who followed the Mediterranean or the APDQS diet were less likely to have any signs of cognitive decline in middle age than people following DASH.
New research has found that five glass of wine or eight pints of beer a week ages the DNA. That, in turn, can lead to age-related illnesses and some cancers.
We hear so many studies about how alcohol aids health that it’s easy to think it’s universally true. But, according to a new study, no amount of alcohol should be considered healthy for people under the age of 40.