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The length of your fingers may hold a vital clue to your drinking habits

How long ring fingers can point to a love of alcohol?

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Diabetes medication may help reduce alcohol consumption

This could be a potential treatment option in the future for excessive alcohol use.

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Sugary beverages on the rise worldwide for youth

Dietary habits in youth from 185 countries found that children and teens consumed nearly 23% more sugary drinks in 2018 than in 1990.

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Is a glass of wine a day good for you?

The study debunks the link between moderate drinking and longer life.

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Hidden issues with tooth loss and denture

Exploring the journey of patients from tooth loss to denture.

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Similar drinking habits in couples linked to longer life

Alcohol use and mortality in older couples in the US.

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Atrial fibrillation risk associated with sweetened beverages

Sweetened beverages, genetic factors, and atrial fibrillation

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Considering non-alcoholic drinks for alcohol problems

Non-alcoholic beverages are standard among US alcohol users.

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Holiday health challenges uncovered in OSU survey

Americans' holiday struggle with health habits.

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Male alcohol use has a significant negative influence on IVF outcomes

This particular study highlights the importance of expanding fertility and prepregnancy messaging.

Every week of lockdown increases binge drinking, study

Every week of lockdown increases binge drinking, study

Study participants who regularly drank at harmful levels shown to consume six drinks per session, compared to two alcoholic beverages for those less regular...

Why men live shorter lives than women?

On average, women live longer than men. 57% of all those ages 65 and older are female. By age 85, 67% are women. The...

Iowa State University researchers say age, race, marital status and other factors all play a role in why more women are drinking.

What’s driving more women to drink?

White women and women with more education and financial means have much higher rates of alcohol consumption.

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Study highlights the relation between parent’s lenient attitude and children’s alcohol use

Alcohol use is not only an adult problem. Millions of adolescents drink alcohol. Many binge drink, having five or more drinks at a time. Exposure...

College men at bars, parties are more likely to be sexually aggressive

College men at bars, parties are more likely to be sexually aggressive

According to a new study by scientists at Washington State University, college men’s alcohol consumption is positively associated with sexual aggression perpetration. The reason...

Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful?

Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful?

People drink to socialize, celebrate, and relax. Alcohol often has a strong effect on people – and throughout history, we’ve struggled to understand and...

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