A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

A spirited debate is playing out in Washington, D.C., over what the government should tell Americans about spirits.

Alcohol use disorder is a prevalent and major but preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, causing several ...

In the first clinical trial of its kind, people taking semaglutide drank less alcohol, adding to its promise of fighting addiction.

You can probably assume that the tequila shot staring at you from the sticky bartop isn’t good for you. But what about that glass of red wine at dinner?

The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even healthy—indulgence that could strengthen your heart and even lengthen your ...

It’s a big year for booze, both for the people who drink it and the companies that make it: U.S. officials are set to sift through competing science on drinking alcohol to decide how much is too ...

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 ...

(8 things we've learned about how alcohol harms the body.) Instead, as research is showing, parents can have a major influence on their teenager’s relationship with alcohol, especially if they ...

Earlier this month the U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory that stated that moderate alcohol consumption was associated with seven different types of cancer and called for new warning labels ...

DID YOU embark on Dry January this year? The first month of the year inevitably brings an all-or-nothing feel to the debate over alcohol consumption. But our recent leader argues that although ...

Not only is alcohol a risk to your liver, but it can also significantly increase your risk for multiple types of cancer, a Surgeon General's report warned earlier this month. And the more you ...