Drinking alcohol poses various health and safety risks for older adults, such as exacerbating balance problems and increasing fall risk. This is due in part to the physical effects of aging. Having a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

The study found that drinking is linked to more than 60 disease and injury categories that are entirely attributable to ...

A new review published in the journal Addiction confirms drinking causes substantial harm to health. Some of those harms may ...

Science reveals that reducing or quitting alcohol can help reverse its harmful effects, improving immunity and lowering the ...

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

Summary: A new comprehensive review reinforces the substantial toll alcohol consumption takes on global health. The research ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. Alcohol is part of many people’s social lives, ...

—In a post-hoc analysis of AREDS2, moderate drinking among men lowered their risk of progression to late AMD. Here’s what else the team discovered. Environmental factors such cigarette smoking have ...

Alcohol use disorder is rising in adults ages 65 years and over. This is significant because, as we age, the body is less able to process alcohol, which could lead to drug interactions or changes to ...