Date nights including the occasional wine or beer might not be a bad idea, according to a study published in The Journals of Gerontology. The study looked at drinking behaviors of 2,767 older married couples, who supplied data twice over four years. Participants were 50 or older. Researchers found couples who drank had "decreased negative marital quality over time." In other words, couples who reported drinking even one drink a year were more likely to say their partner doesn't let them down...

Alcohol: There’s no better way to loosen up and really ingratiate yourself with the locals. Alcohol: There’s no better way to completely make a fool of yourself and really alienate yourself from the locals.

Analysis implicates alcohol in development of breast, liver and other types of cancer and says even moderate consumption is a risk

“I’m a reformed drinker. I no longer go to AA and I still enjoy a drink." Kelsey Grammer Now Drinks 'Every Day' After Quitting AA. Despite a past marked with drunk driving charges and rehab, actor Kelsey Grammer no longer believes he’s an alcoholic. Grammer refers to himself as a "reformed drinker" since announcing publicly that he quit Alcoholics Anonymous. He happily admitted to The Times that he now drinks "every day."

The recommended treatment for chronic alcoholism is abstinence. But at the Oaks - a permanent home for those who once lived on the streets - residents are given a measure of wine at hourly intervals. It is called the Managed Alcohol Program, and aims to change the drinking behaviour of inveterate addicts. In a converted hotel in the west of the city of Ottawa, a quiet, orderly queue snakes around the reception area. The men and women are mostly middle-aged or older. Some of them use sticks, walkers or wheelchairs, their health fragile after a lifetime of booze.

FOUR in ten Aussies admit they have drunk so much they’ve vomited and one in five say they’ve driven a car while drunk. As community concern grows about the nation’s problem with alcohol, half of all Australians now want alcohol taxes increased to pay for alcohol-related treatment and prevention initiatives. And two thirds want alcohol sponsorship of sport banned and want alcohol sales in supermarkets banned.

In this city, unmarked doors, hidden door handles, and mysterious staircases hold many secrets. With the Prohibition era long passed, many of the booze-soaked spaces would be expected to have vanished with it. And yet, it would be a mistake to say so. Tucked above burger joints and through unassuming phone booths, one can discover the city’s burgeoning speakeasies …

The research, led by social policy expert Dr Ben Baumberg Geiger at the University, also found that people who developed drinking problems were less satisfied with life. Although the effect of alcohol on happiness is often discussed during debates about alcohol policy and regulation, it has rarely been the subject of serious academic study. Instead, governments have simply used the economist assumption that everyone always acts rationally and in their best interests...

South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians and they consume more alcohol than any other nation. Soju, a fermented-rice spirit, is king, with more than 550 billion litres drunk each year. Drinking is treated as the social lubricant to build workplace camaraderie, secure business deals and to earn trust. But with an estimated 1.6 million alcoholics, and the social costs to health reaching $20bn a year, 101 East asks whether the cap can be put back on the Soju bottle.

You're not just imagining it, mornings after are getting worse as you get older.

North Korean scientists have invented a hangover-free alcohol, according to the Pyongyang Times. The state newspaper says the "suave" liquor will spare you wincing when you wake, despite boasting 30%-40% alcohol. The brew is reportedly made from a type of indigenous ginseng called insam and glutinous rice, and cultivated by an organic farming method. North Korean media is known for making often outlandish claims about its domestic achievements.

Alcohol is killing Americans at a rate not seen in at least 35 years, according to new federal data. Last year, more than 30,700 Americans died from alcohol-induced causes, including alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis, which is primarily caused by alcohol use. In 2014, there were 9.6 deaths from these alcohol-induced causes per 100,000 people, an increase of 37 percent since 2002.

A study conducted in the city of Newcastle, UK, has revealed what you always suspected. Over two-thirds of emergency room visits on weekends, especially in the wee hours of the morning, are directly related to alcohol consumption. Newcastle University health researcher Kathryn Parkinson and her colleagues examined health records from a local inner-city hospital over the 2010-11 year, looking for statistics on how many people were admitted for alcohol-related issues.

The City of London set out the rules for this spirit 300 years ago – but today just one City distillery still makes it.

Alcohol can transform your personality into four distinct types. So which one are you?

The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America. At 5:32 p.m. EST, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the requisite three-fourths majority of states’ approval. Pennsylvania and Ohio had ratified it earlier in the day.

The science of how a spirit gets better over time

In the 1850s, you wouldn't believe what they put in whisky!

I walked across the University of Texas campus on a warm, breezy night in April, trying my best not to look too middle-aged. It had been half a lifetime since I lugged my backpack across these sidewalks as a freshman from Dallas, clad in steel-toe Doc Martens and a big flannel shirt from the men’s department because I was always looking for ways to hide and smother my vulnerability. Now I made my way to the main mall, where a modest...

Every once in a while, a well-respected craft brewery will whip up a one-off malt liquor just for the hell of it. Some of these beers were one-off experiments, others get limited distribution, all are worth seeking out.