Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, ...

“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.” —Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States—not ...

Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk. "Some of this is happening through ...

Researchers say they now know that offspring are inheriting dysfunction in their mitochondria as a result of their parents' substance abuse. This dysfunction causes these individuals to show early ...

Even people who never exceed the recommended limits for alcohol consumption are likely to experience brain health problems as ...

A recent study has uncovered a connection between parental alcohol abuse and accelerated aging in their children, suggesting the consequences of alcohol use disorders extend far beyond the individual ...

Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful relief. Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of death and ...

Rising Alcohol Abuse in Oklahoma: Nearly 900,000 affected, treatment centers push for change As Alcohol Awareness Month highlights the growing issue of substance use in Oklahoma, nearly 900,000 ...

Impact of liver cirrhosis on demographics and outcomes following esophagogastroduodenoscopy for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with gastric cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that parents who struggle with alcohol use disorders can pass along symptoms of early aging to ...