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Vaping Is A Gateway To Smoking, Evidence Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — Vaping appears to act as a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people, a new evidence review says. E-cigarettes also were significantly linked to risk of asthma and s...
Fewer Americans Are Drinking Alcohol as Health Concerns Rise
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Fewer U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, and more now believe that even moderate drinking can harm their health, a new Gallup poll finds. The survey, conducted in July, f...
New Study Links Apes' Fermented Fruit Habit to Human Alcohol Metabolism
SUNDAY, Aug. 10, 2025 — Scientists suspect African apes’ historic fondness for noshing on fermented fruit from the forest floor triggered a genetic change that helps explain why modern-day humans dig...
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Tied to Higher Complications After Major Surgery
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Patients undergoing major surgery who experience alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT) face significantly higher risks for complications, according to a...
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adults for unhealthy alcohol use and providing brief behavioral counseling interventions for those...
Risk Has Doubled For Alcohol Liver Disease
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 — Heavy-drinking Americans are more than twice as likely to develop alcohol-related liver disease compared to two decades ago, even though folks generally imbibe the same a...
Summer Drinking Poses Unique And Sobering Risks
SATURDAY, July 19, 2025 — Lift a toast to summer fun but don’t let risky drinking ruin the party. Too much alcohol can be deadly in the summer heat, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alco...
Societal Stress Driving Trans, Gender-Diverse To Drink
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 — Societal stress could be driving some transgender and gender-diverse people to the bottle, a small-scale study says. People whose gender identity differs from their birth sex d...
Hypertension Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use Are Increasing
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – The estimated mean annual number of hypertension deaths from excessive alcohol use was higher in 2020-2021 than in 2016-2017, with a higher increase among women than men,...
Menstrual Cycle Phases May Be Linked to Higher Alcohol Craving, Drinking
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women’s likelihood of alcohol consumption, according to a study presented at the annual s...
Menstrual Cycle Might Play A Role In Drinking
MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — A woman’s craving for alcohol might depend partially on her menstrual cycle, a pilot study says. Specifically, women appear to have higher risk for alcohol cravings and binge d...
Low Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Rates Seen in Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – For U.S. adult cancer survivors with a new alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis, the one-year cumulative incidence of AUD treatment initiation was 14.3 percent, according to...
These Three Bad Habits Can Harm Your Health As Young As Your Mid-30s
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person’s health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says. In fact, those three s...
Red Wine Protects Against Cancer? Maybe Not
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – Red wine has been thought to potentially offer protection against cancer, given its high levels of the anti-inflammatory antioxidant resveratrol. But there’s no clear e...
Red Wine No Better Than White in Terms of Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – There is no significant difference in the association between red or white wine consumption and overall cancer risk, according to a meta-analysis published in a February...