Doctors are seeing more than just liver disease as a consequence of heavy alcohol use. Every major organ in your body (including your brain) can also suffer and the need for more women to cut back is ...

South Africa is set to host the 7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference, known as GAPC2023, in Cape Town from October 24 to 26. The primary focus of this conference is to shed light on action needed to ...

UK psychiatrist Max Pemberton is warning about a "middle-aged drinking epidemic." zinkevych - stock.adobe.com Here’s another reason to try “Sober October” — a UK psychiatrist is warning about a ...

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The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is tobacco and second is poor diet and physical inactivity. Care to guess what comes in third? You can’t be faulted if you guessed opioids ...

Why do women develop alcohol problems? There are a number of reasons why women find themselves struggling with their drinking. To fully understand the contributing factors, we need to explore all ...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the general population, according to a U.S. study. Researchers, who ...

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