The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of cancer, but boozemakers don't want you to know.

Miniature capsules deliver enzymes that quickly cut blood-alcohol levels.

An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking around five glasses of wine or pints of beer a week were at an increased risk of early death

The NIH is already investigating the matter as more unseemly details emerge. By Beth Mole.

The unique role of the temperance movement in US history might explain why, when it comes to Americans' tastes, bland beer is still king.

As if you needed another reason to indulge in a Saturday morning mimosa, a 2010 study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine found a link between educational achievement and higher alcohol consumption among British men and women.

Over time, diet causes dramatic changes to our anatomy, immune systems and maybe skin color

With its poppy history of battling with fellow sugar-giant PepsiCo, Coca-Cola has given us a lot of things. In its illustrious past spanning a century and a quarter, the beverage mammoth has finally gone and done it — it's finally coming out with a drink with alcohol in it!

Health Canada wants to reduce the alcohol content and the size of the sugary, high-alcohol drinks like those sold under the FCKD UP and Four Loko brands. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is launching consultations aimed at amending federal food and drug regulations to restrict the content of sweetened beverages whose alcohol content is between seven per cent and 12 per cent.

A 2017 Global Drug Survey (GDS) covering hundreds of thousands of people around the world has ranked recreational drugs from the safest to the most dangerous, based on how many hospital admissions they lead to.

Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia. This according to a nationwide observational study of over one million adults diagnosed with dementia in France.

There is an increasing body of evidence linking alcohol consumption to an increased cancer risk - and now scientists in the UK believe they have found a plausible explanation.

Corporate goliaths are taking over the U.S. economy. Yet small breweries are thriving. Why?

While a couple of glasses of wine can help clear the mind after a busy day, new research shows that it may actually help clean the mind as well. The new study, which appears in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that low levels of alcohol consumption tamp down inflammation and helps the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

It may be the most palatable advice you will ever get from a doctor: Have a glass of wine, a beer or a cocktail every day, and you just might prevent a heart attack and live longer. Five companies that are among the world’s largest alcoholic beverage manufacturers, have so far pledged $67.7 million to a foundation that raises money for the National Institutes of Health.

Alcoholism has risen 49% in the US in just 11 years, national surveys find.

A London pub has defended charging more than £13 for a pint of beer after being heavily criticised on social media.

A London drugs scientist is planning to launch hangover-free cocktails which will have the same effect as alcohol without leaving the drinker feeling unwell the next day. Professor David Nutt has spent the last ten years experimenting with substances that mimic the effects of alcohol on the brain but do not harm the liver.

At a bar in France, researchers made people answer questions about philosophy. The more intoxicated the subject, the more utilitarian he or she was likely to be. Laboratory assistants have to do all sorts of terrible, embarrassing things, but surely this is among the silliest: Enter a bar in Grenoble, France. Identify people who look moderately drunk. Walk up to them, tap them on the shoulder, and say something along the lines of, "Uh, hey, this is awkward, but, would you be interested in answering some questions about philosophy?"

A 38-year-old Wisconsin man who got locked in a convenience store's beer cooler overnight didn't despair: He decided to enjoy the experience, according to police. The man, whose name was not released, told police that he went to a Kwik Trip here to buy some beer but became trapped inside the walk-in cooler when it was locked at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. Rather than bang on the glass door to be let out, he warmed up to the idea of staying inside — where temperatures hover around 32 degrees — all night to sample the merchandise.

At a bar in France, researchers made people answer questions about philosophy. The more intoxicated the subject, the more utilitarian he or she was likely to be. Laboratory assistants have to do all sorts of terrible, embarrassing things, but surely this is among the silliest: Enter a bar in Grenoble, France. Identify people who look moderately drunk. Walk up to them, tap them on the shoulder, and say something along the lines of, "Uh, hey, this is awkward, but, would you be interested in answering some questions about philosophy?"

At the South Pole, the freezer is just a hole in the wall to the ice outside.

In 2016, this drug was linked to more deaths than guns, car crashes, or even HIV/AIDS at its peak. Actually, it was associated with more deaths than guns and car crashes combined. I’m not talking about opioids. I’m talking about alcohol.

In the mid-aughts, America was on the tail end of its obsession with the Cosmopolitan and on the cusp of a classic cocktail renaissance. The country was reacquainting itself with the gin martini and the Old-Fashioned, drinks in heavy rotation on the hit TV series Mad Men, which premiered in 2007. That same year, I opened a speak-easy-style bar in the East Village called PDT (short for “Please Don’t Tell”). And then the global financial markets crashed.

Learn about one of the world's favorite beverages with these amazing visuals.

A county attorney is proposing to issue restraining orders compelling pregnant women who use drugs and alcohol to stop — or face jail time. Critics say the measure will cause more harm than good.

Cheers to life — seriously.

Marijuana FTW.

Frustrated that people continued to consume so much alcohol even after it was banned, federal officials had decided to try a different kind of enforcement. They ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols manufactured in the United States, products regularly stolen by bootleggers and resold as drinkable spirits. The idea was to scare people into giving up illicit drinking. Instead, by the time Prohibition ended in 1933, the federal poisoning program, by some estimates, had killed at least 10k

Use some of these to win a free night of drinking from your clueless buddies.

It’s the most lethal day of the year, researchers say. But don’t blame stress or gluttony for the death rate’s spike. Why the real culprit may be good news for U.S. health care.

Cider and wine get a seasonal kick from simmering with spices--and beer can, too.

It's the holidays, so maybe you've been drinking too much. And maybe you've been dealing with a few too many hangovers. But no more.

The only thing worse than a drunk text is a drunk holiday text. Here's how to protect you from yourself this New Year's Eve.

Ever wonder why we celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne? The answer dates back at least 1,500 years. And it involves a mix of history, location and -- not least -- skillful marketing.