As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that ...

The surgeon generally also says consuming alcohol increases the risk of seven types of cancer: mouth, throat, esophagus, ...

Thinking about giving up drinking for a brief period of time? Here are the mental and physical changes you can expect.

A new federal report shows that one drink per day is associated with negative health effects like liver cirrhosis and cancer, ...

Drinking alcohol regularly can increase your risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). In the short term, a small amount of alcohol may not affect your blood pressure, but a large amount can raise ...

Internationally, the definition of a standard drink varies. But in the U.S. and Canada it’s defined as 0.6 fluid ounces or ...

The draft of the report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services states that "in the United States, ...

Drinking alcohol can irritate the intestinal tract and speed up digestion, increasing your risk of diarrhea. Here’s why and what you can do to find relief.

A new major federal report says having more than seven drinks per week carries a 1 in 1,000 risk of dying from alcohol use.

The sign on the way out of the Itchen Stand at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton clearly says ‘No Alcohol Beyond This Point’.

Many antibiotic labels contain warnings not to take them with alcohol. Learn more about the risks of drinking while taking ...

With more Americans planning to drink less alcohol or not drink at all, non-alcoholic options are selling well. Beer, wine and spirits are flat.