#alcohol

Heavy alcohol use among people with hepatitis B or C increased the risk of liver cancer.

Alcohol consumption guidelines don’t take into account the greater risk associated with body weight.

Higher daily alcohol consumption was linked to greater risk for MAFLD.

Black children who attend segregated schools are more likely to experience behavioral issues and substance abuse.

These sugar substitutes were linked to higher risk for overall cancer, particularly breast cancer and obesity-related cancers.

A new study emphasized the need to increase awareness that alcohol can cause cancer.

Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.

Heavy alcohol use during the pandemic was linked to a rise in waiting list registrations and transplants due to alcohol-related hepatitis.

More than half of ER injuries sustained by youth during the pandemic resulted from violence by family members.

Julie’s irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) caused her to either not be able to go to the bathroom or to not be able to stop going.

Heavy drinking was the most carcinogenic, but even one or two drinks a day was associated with a slight increase in cancer risk.

Even lower levels of alcohol use by women puts them at a greater risk for several severe illnesses.

A news study finds that only 8% of mass shooters suffer from serious mental illness.

Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before COVID-19, but the pandemic has dramatically added to the toll.