Parents who give their teens alcohol, even to teach them how to drink responsibly, are more likely to do harm than good, according to a six-year study in Australia, published Thursday. “Parental provision of alcohol…
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Brad Pitt opens up about drinking, Jolie split
Brad Pitt has admitted heavy drinking helped ruin his marriage and revealed he is teetotal and in therapy in his first interview since his shock split from Angelina Jolie. Jolie, 41, filed for divorce in…
Exercise may offset health risks of drinking: study
Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don’t, a study suggested Thursday, although its authors were cautious about the implications of their data. Researchers used British population…
Youth in well-off nations smoke, drink less than in 2010
The number of teenagers trying alcohol or cigarettes before they turn 14 has dropped, especially among girls, according to a World Health Organization study of 42 well-off nations. From 2010 to 2014, the percentage of…
Can changaa ‘clear your head’? New Belarus moonshine promises so
Brewed illicitly by generations of villagers in ex-Soviet Belarus, a legal version of the country’s notoriously fiery samogon moonshine (known as changaa in Kenya) has now gone into mass production. Traditionally drunk with pickles and…
Late-life binge drinking may risk cognitive decline
(Xinhua) — Moderate to heavy alcohol use in late-life may increase risk of cognitive decline, according to two new studies presented to the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference that concluded here Thursday. According to one study,…