Statistically, your risk for cancer goes up from the very first sip of alcohol. However, what’s lost in this messaging is how much this risk is.
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If you sometimes use alcohol to help you fall asleep, here are some things you can do instead.
In one study, more than half of participants reported better sleep quality and more energy.
Drinking alcohol is a personal decision. It’s important to translate population-level drinking guidance in a format that resonates with individuals and is relevant to a person’s circumstances.
A type of irregular heartbeat is common over the festive season. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve had a few drinks.
Growing health and wellness consciousness, accompanied by changing social patterns, have sparked Gen Z’s interest in the ‘sober curious’ movement.
The brain finishes maturing at age 25-30, but most teenagers start drinking at just 14.
Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.
While show medals, awards and expert reviews can be helpful when it comes to buying wine, that doesn’t mean they’re the final word.
Unlike other substances, alcohol is often present in our lives. While governments gain revenues from taxes on alcohol sales, the public costs of drinking far outweigh the revenues.
Parents of teenagers play an important role in their alcohol consumption. A new study shows that parental rules are the key, and that talking is not all that useful!
While a lot of profit stands to be made from alcohol and liquor licensing fees, we can’t ignore the harm it poses to young people.
Drinking alcohol is normalized in American society. But the ubiquity of alcohol consumption hides its serious health risks, including cancer.
It’s time to revisit the evidence for the health benefits of moderate drinking, and separate fact from wishful thinking. Can we confidently say, ‘Cheers to good health?’
Men and women often drink alcohol differently. This is especially the case for women who juggle both paid work and motherhood.
The wine industry has a major sustainability problem. Informed consumer choice can help drive real change.
The history of whiskey is one of perception, not necessarily quality.
Here’s what’s going on in your body when you drink alcohol just before bedtime. And if you want to drink at the Christmas party, we have some tips on how to protect your sleep.
Even parents who don’t drink much throughout the year may have a few extra eggnogs at a Christmas party or beers while watching the Super Bowl. And that has implications for how they treat their kids.
Nonalcoholic beer may sound like an oxymoron, but newer techniques are producing tasty, high-quality options in this growing beverage category.
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor of History, University of Warwick
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (University of Newcastle), University of Newcastle
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Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Reader in Sociology, Loughborough University
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
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