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The reevaluation of alcohol’s perceived benefits comes as researchers identify shortcomings of prior studies. There's also a growing awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer.

Historically, alcohol has disproportionately affected men. But targeted advertising and changes in societal norms have led to an upsurge in alcohol-related diseases and deaths among women.

A large study found that cutting down on alcohol is a good idea. People who quit drinking also had increased risk of dementia, but researchers cautioned about drawing conclusions from that.

Two CDC reports provided further details on which groups have the highest death rates and which states are seeing the largest numbers. One of the studies focused on more than a dozen kinds of "alcohol-induced" deaths that were wholly blamed on drinking.

People have been drinking more during the pandemic. Almost a quarter of adults in the Keys were already heavy or binge drinkers. Now some are rethinking the town's party scene.

The study compared drinking habits of adults age 30-80 with their habits a year earlier. The study found the increase is most pronounced among women, for whom days with heavy drinking spiked by 41%.

Tens of thousands of Instagram followers can't be wrong: Curiosity about the sober life is trending. Scientists say cutting out alcohol can improve your sleep and blood pressure, and help your liver.

The Florida Keys are famous as a place to party. That's how they got the nickname "Margaritaville." But the hard-drinking lifestyle is taking a toll on...

Treatment for alcohol problems isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. The NIH has launched a navigator site that can help figure out the scope of the problem and find evidence-based treatment options.

Twenty percent of high school seniors say they binge drink, with 6 percent consuming 15 drinks or more in a row. This extreme binge drinking accounts for high rates of emergency room visits by teen drinkers, researchers say, and poses a health risk that until now hasn't been adequately measured.