Excessive drinking is widely recognized in younger people. But older adults also are imbibing too much—yet it’s staying under wraps. Facts to know…
Problem drinking is always dangerous, but it can hurt you in different ways at different ages.
More older Americans are drinking more alcohol than ever before. It can lead to sarcopenia–low muscle mass that increases the risk of falls…and worse.
If you don’t know what “healthy” drinking is, you could be putting your health at risk—and maybe even your relationships…
Some people swear a drink in the morning helps get rid of a hangover. Does it? Here are the facts, and how to cope if you’ve had too much alcohol.
Nearly one-third of American adults drink excessively. Many of these drinkers eventually will decide that alcohol is harming their health…
Sometimes we pay a price for big celebrations. If you overindulged in alcohol yesterday, try this weird brew to feel…
If you like a glass of wine when you’re dining out with friends…or a few beers while watching sports with…
Have you been following the noise about decriminalizing and legalizing marijuana in the United States? How can anyone not? Every…
Everyone knows that alcoholism poses a real danger to health, relationships and work. On the other end of the spectrum,…
Astonishingly, senior citiezens (ages 65 and older—not college students or 20-something—binge drink most frequently, according to the Centers for Disease…
It’s heartbreaking to watch a loved one slide down that slippery slope from social drinking to problem drinking to alcoholism…
Way back in 1876, to combat soil erosion in the southeastern US, scientists here imported a Japanese climbing vine that…
Because I get to know my patients thoroughly, it isn’t uncommon for me to discover that one or another is…
