This encyclopaedic article synthesizes epidemiological, clinical, and behavioral evidence to evaluate Dry January as a public health intervention for reducing alcohol consumption. It integrates ...

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After a season of binging and drinking, your body may feel like it needs a break from the party. Dry January, a modern trend that challenges people to abstain from drinking for the first month of the ...

Good news for anyone thinking of doing “Dry January” – one month without alcohol is linked to better sleep, mood and health. New research shows even a short break from alcohol can boost health and ...

If you grew up hearing that a glass of red wine was good for your heart, you were not alone. For much of the late 20th ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For most Americans, alcohol has historically been perceived as ...

Recent studies continue to support a decades-old drug as an alternative means of reducing alcohol consumption. The prescription opioid antagonist, called naltrexone, was first approved by the FDA to ...

More Canadians are rethinking their relationship with alcohol, whether for health, money, fitness, family, faith, recovery ...

For years, many people believed that moderate alcohol consumption—especially a glass of red wine—could benefit heart health.

Drinking causes 1 in every 20 deaths worldwide. Perversely, because its harms are so widespread and longstanding and well ...