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Even 1 alcoholic drink a day elevates your cancer risk – a neuroscientist explains the surgeon general's report

U.S. surgeon general wants cancer warning added to alcoholic beverages

alcohol surgeon general

Women are more likely to binge drink when their estrogen levels are high, study finds

Binge Drinking Estrogen

Heavy drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't let up since

Heavy Drinking COVID

Glenn Howerton wants Four Walls whiskey to arm bartenders with a go-to Irish-American blend

Glenn Howerton Four Walls

Sober curious? Here are tips for cutting back on alcohol or stopping drinking completely

Reduce alcohol consumption

Underage drinkers in N.J. could face new penalties after Senate panel approves bill

New Jersey Underage Drinkers

Weight-loss drug Wegovy could help treat alcohol addiction, researchers say

Children's Health

New research points to male drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

Male Drinking Pregnancy

Alcopops, BORGS and other sugary cocktails are fueling a new, underage, binge-drinking trend in Pennsylvania, PLCB says

PLCB Report Underage Drinking

Smoking, drinking habits may explain why night owls tend to die younger than morning people

Night Owls Sleep

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

The biggest health trends of 2023 may include journaling and eating kelp

Health trends 2023

Russian mug, gifted to Philly philanthropist nearly 130 years ago, hitting the auction block

Russian Mug Freeman's

Don't nurse that Moscow mule — it could be a health hazard

Copper mugs safe

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

Americans are drinking more during the pandemic – and liver transplants for alcoholic hepatitis are rising

Excessing drinking during pandemic

Alcoholic liver disease cases have spiked during the pandemic, especially among young women

alcoholic liver disease pandemic

These are the top-selling liquors and wines in Pennsylvania in the last year

2020 PA Liquor Sales

Alcohol consumption surging amid pandemic – particularly among women

Alcohol consumption COVID-19 pandemic

Your smartphone soon may be able to tell if you're drunk

smartphone drunk accelerometer

Even a single alcoholic drink during early pregnancy increases miscarriage risk

Alcohol use pregnancy

North Wildwood eases public drinking ordinances to avoid 'enforcement nightmare'

Public drinking Wildwood

Philly's wine prices may rise due to Trump administration tariff

Alcohol blamed for deaths of an increasing number of Americans

A health guide to drinking alcohol at the holidays

Holiday drinking

Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease keep climbing – as American life expectancy keeps falling

Alcohol-related liver disease deaths

How much is too much when it comes to drinking alcohol?

alcohol unsplash

College students tend to underestimate the alcohol content in Four Loko, study says

College students underestimate Four Loko alcohol

Children's Health

Men should avoid alcohol in months before conception for baby's heart health, study suggests

Drinking congenital heart disease

Marijuana-alcohol combo linked to riskier behavior in Penn State study

Marijuana Alcohol

Three signs you’re drinking too much

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Do genetics make some people more prone to drunken blackouts?

Genetics of binge drinking and blacking out

What are the best ways to recover from a hangover?

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A new drunken study myth-busts the 'beer before wine' hangover theory

alcohol unsplash

Dogfish Head announces a new 'healthy-ish' beer — a low-calorie IPA

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Kutztown police recruit drunken volunteers on Facebook for officer training

Kutztown police department

Dry January is the perfect way to kick off 2019 on a healthy note

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Grandparents getting tipsy at the holiday party? It's a growing trend

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Craft beer will come a higher price with upcoming Pennsylvania tax

Carroll - Dock Street Brewing

Penn State researchers ID five age-specific 'profiles' of problem drinkers

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2 guards shot, wounded at Philly after-hours club

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