Middle-aged women who drink alcohol in moderation have a better chance than nondrinkers of staying healthy as they age, especially if they spread out their consumption over most days of the week, a new study from Harvard researchers suggests.
Saturday night: no matter where you live, you'll run into pressure to make the most of it. So you hit the club. You take in the concert. You do the afterparty. You drink the booze, you drink the booze, you drink the booze.
The Jersey Shore star danced into the New Year with boyfriend Jionni LaValle
The number of minors treated in hospital emergency rooms for drinking on New Year's Day 2009 was nearly four times the average daily figure, according to a federal study.
CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen explains how to cure your New Year's hangover.
Prevention is the best cure for a hangover. The only way to avoid a pounding head and queasiness the morning after is to drink in moderation, or to stay away from alcohol entirely. But with all sorts of seasonal celebrations going on, it's easy to overindulge.
Study finds teens who text a lot also have sex, drink, do drugs. Dr. Scott Frank, lead researcher, explains.
All that texting and social networking by teenagers could come back to byte them.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was a binge drinker who had a pornography habit or fetish in the 1980s, then changed radically when he stopped drinking alcohol, his former girlfriend told CNN on Monday.
Even teenagers know that downing 12 beers in a single night isn't good for their bodies and can be dangerous. But a new study suggests that routine binge drinking like this may cause mental problems -- including a reduced ability to think -- that can last long after the hangovers have worn off.
It's no secret that high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. Nor should it come as a surprise that binge drinking isn't the healthiest habit. But a new study suggests that combining the two may add up to double the trouble -- and much more, in some cases.
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