Researchers found evidence linking heavy alcohol drinking to brain damage and early death
Heavy drinking doesn’t just damage your liver. New research says it may also shrink your brain, impair memory, and take years off your life. A …
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Study says alcohol was linked to more than 741,000 cancer cases worldwide in 2020
Alcohol and cancer risk are closely tied, a new study indicates. Researchers have concluded that over 741,000 cancer diagnoses last year can be linked to …
How alcohol can shorten your life span by up to 28 years
When drinking alcohol goes from being an occasional treat to an everyday habit, the risks of a person developing an alcohol use disorder grows dramatically. …
If you ditch alcohol, here’s what you can look forward to
Alcohol can be enjoyable in moderate amounts, but a regular drinking habit can also throw your body for a loop. Health Digest offers up a …
Did scientists just discover the real cure for a hangover?
Researchers have concluded that a supplement of L-cysteine can significantly reduce hangover symptoms in those who take it while drinking. Significant reductions in anxiety, stress, …
Booze-fueled monkey goes crazy, killing one man and injuring 250 others
An alcoholic monkey attacked more than 200 people when his supply of alcohol was cut off. The attacks resulted in many bites and one fatality …
Even a little alcohol can raise your risk of getting cancer, study finds
Over the years, there has been no shortage of studies focused on alcohol consumption. Some studies suggest there are benefits to moderate consumption of alcohol …
Booze bottles might be more dangerous than the alcohol inside them
Alcoholic beverages are carefully controlled and their distribution is strictly regulated. Unfortunately, the typically fancy bottles that various spirits, beer, and wine come in might …
Heart failure doesn’t mean you have to stop drinking, apparently
Being diagnosed with heart failure is a serious thing, and individuals who receive such news from their doctors are likely to examine their lifestyles and, …
New study says there’s no ‘safe’ amount of alcohol
If you’re just trying to make it through the work day so you can head to a local happy hour, you might want to rethink …
Alcoholics who smoke weed every day have healthier livers, study finds
Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states, with a laundry list of positive uses including pain control and controlling nausea. But according to a …
Florida cop shows up drunk to an anti-drunk driving conference
The state of Florida, for whatever reason, seems to produce a disproportionate number of utterly bizarre stories that would easily have you believe society is devolving far …
How to make your own booze-infused ice cream
It’s a scorching summer, which means that shade, air conditioning, cool drinks and assorted flavors of ice cream are your best friends. But what if there …
What coffee, alcohol, marijuana and other drugs do to your brain
There are plenty of substances out there that mess with your head. Some are legal, and some aren’t. Some are dangerous, and some are helpful. …
Marijuana vs. alcohol vs. tobacco: Study says weed nowhere near as deadly as believed
A new study published in the Scientific Reports journal reveals that marijuana is 114 times less deadly than alcohol, being the least deadly among the …
New data reveals how trashed Boston and New York got last night ahead of the blizzard
Over the last day, those of us who live in Boston and New York have had to deal with the prospect that we wouldn’t be …
Here are the myriad ways that alcohol consumption affects you
Have you ever woken up with a terrible hangover, regretting every decision that led to that moment? What if you’d had a better understanding of …
