More than 250 million women worldwide smoke tobacco. Compared to men, women have a greater risk of smoking-related diseases, and also have more difficulty quitting. A new study, the first of its kind, ...

Alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) result from a complex interplay of genetic, psychological, social, and environmental factors, and their onset and persistence can drastically affect an individual's life ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can have a hereditary component, but not everyone living with AUD has a family history of AUD. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a diagnosis once referred to as “alcoholism.” It ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, researchers say, a change that could be fueling the ...

People at higher risk for alcoholism might also face higher odds of becoming obese, new study findings show. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis analyzed data from two ...

Alcoholism is a lot like true love: Its course never runs smooth. It's a very rocky downhill slide. What's most surprising is that from the beginning of alcohol dependence to the onset of potentially ...

In a groundbreaking study, research scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute found that individuals with a parent who died from liver disease face more than ...

In recent years scientists have debated how much alcohol is safe for the average person to drink. There's no question that too much is unhealthy, but what counts as too much is still being debated.