The drink's effects are mostly due to how much you've consumed in a certain amount of time. When you have a drink, ethanol enters the bloodstream through the stomach and small intestine and is then ...

As anyone who has ever had a tough recovery after a long night out knows, alcohol has pretty much zero health benefits. But ...

Will mixing different types of alcohol give you a worse hangover? According to a dietitian, no—it's more about how much you're drinking. Bet you’ve heard this sing-songy adage before. If not, there’s ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As BBQs and warm weather gatherings ramp up, so too does the onslaught of cocktails and wine and beer and ...

Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is one new conclusion by ...

It’s long been known that no amount of alcohol is good for the body — and now new research spotlights the potential harm it can cause. More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking alcohol, ...

Alcohol can expire. The shelf life can vary greatly depending on various factors, including the amount of ethanol the beverage contains. Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is a compound present in alcoholic ...