Drinking raises the risk of several types of cancer, including colon, liver, breast and mouth and throat. Alcohol breaks down ...

A team of researchers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science has confirmed damage to human cell DNA caused ...

Recent studies have challenged the notion that moderate alcohol consumption has positive impact on health. While guidelines ...

He explained: "Alcohol intolerance is a condition in which the body inherently cannot process alcohol correctly, causing excess production of a chemical called acetaldehyde." According to the ...

Alcohol consumption poses a significant global health concern, impacting liver health and leading to a rise in ...

Genes that offer protection against excessive drinking – and the health issues related directly to it – are also linked to ...

As for cancer, research shows that the body breaks down alcohol into a chemical called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA, says Marissa Esser, PhD, head of the Alcohol Program in the National Center for ...

Meanwhile, acetaldehyde, ethylbenzene, and styrene are considered class II probable carcinogens, meaning that studies have suggested that they probably can cause cancer. For the study, the ...

Instead, your body breaks down the alcohol into a chemical called acetaldehyde, which damages the body’s DNA and prevents the body from repairing it. Andrews said she’s asked about “dozens ...

The human mouth contains hundreds of species of bacteria that function together in a community—an oral microbiome. A healthy ...

Gatorade is a go-to thirst quencher, but you may be confused seeing both bottles and cans on store shelves. Are the two ...

Alcohol breaks down in the body into a substance called acetaldehyde, which can damage your cells and stop them from ...