The clearest answer from the World Health Organization is blunt: there is no proven safe level of alcohol for health.

Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, experts say.

Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, and it is also one of the deadliest, with more and more people losing their lives to alcohol-related causes over the last two decades. A new ...

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The link between drinking alcohol and developing cancer, described in a new report by the U.S. Surgeon General, may come as a surprise to many Americans. Although evidence for this link has been ...

Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk. "Some of this is happening through ...

If you're trying to decide which drink is better for your body — alcohol or a THC-infused beverage — the answer, unsurprisingly, is complicated. Kathleen writes about the culture and business of ...

For decades, moderate alcohol consumption was often portrayed as relatively harmless—or even healthy in small amounts.