Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 31, 2023
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Dozens of studies have purportedly shown that a daily glass of wine or mug of beer could reduce your risk of heart disease and death.

But these studies are flawed, a new evidence review asserts, and the potential health benefits of moderate alcohol use vanish when those ...

How a 'Dry January' Could Help Your Health

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• January 5, 2023
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Having a “dry January,” or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, is a trend.

And it's not a bad idea, according to a drug and alcohol rehab counselor with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Not consuming alcohol can have many health benefits, said

Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• November 3, 2021
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Wine lovers, beer drinkers and those who enjoy a martini now and then have long been told that moderate drinking beats total abstinence.

Unfortunately, new German research is throwing some cold water on that advice, finding that premature death among non-drinkers is like...

Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• March 30, 2021
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Despite being the dating-app generation, young adults are largely saying no to casual sex, and less drinking and more video games are two reasons why, a new study suggests.

Surveys in recent years have been finding that compared with past generations, today's young adult...

One Way to Help Ease A-Fib: Give Up Drinking

• Serena Gordon
• January 2, 2020
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If you have atrial fibrillation (a-fib) -- a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm -- giving up alcohol could ease your symptoms.

That's what happened when researchers asked people with a-fib who normally have roughly two drinks a day to stop drinking. When th...

Women Lead Upswing in U.S. Binge Drinking

• Steven Reinberg
• November 27, 2019
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Binge drinking is on the rise among Americans, especially among women, with rates doubling among childless females in their early 30s, a new study finds.

"Mommy drinking" is also up, say researchers.

"Although heavy drinking has either decreased or stabil...

Will Cutting Out Booze for 'Dry January' Help Your Health?

• Dennis Thompson
• January 3, 2019
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"Dry January" is the self-improvement meme of the moment, with people around the world pledging to take a break from alcohol this month.

"Basically, it's a New Year's resolution," said Dr. Scott Krakower, assistant unit chief of psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital...