A standard drink is 12 ounces of regular beer (5% alcohol by volume), 5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol by volume), or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor. The evidence does not support the idea that we all ...

Drinking alcohol regularly can increase your risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). In the short term, a small amount of alcohol may not affect your blood pressure, but a large amount can raise ...

“I’ve done research where I’ve given people cans of alcohol products like a 14% 23 and a half ounce Four Loko. People will guess that it has two or three standard drinks, but it’s really ...

The study did not differentiate between different types of alcohol, since most experts believe it is the amount of pure ethanol that matters more than the choice of beverage. The standard drink in ...

A new federal report shows that one drink per day could raise the risk of liver damage and several cancers. The report follows a recommendation by the U.S. Surgeon General on safe alcohol ...

(Current U.S. guidelines state that alcohol consumption should be limited to one standard drink a day for women and up to two drinks a day for men. This is also considered the upper limit on “mo ...

An additional analysis of seven studies found that for every 10 to 14 grams of alcohol (0.7 to one standard drink) consumed per day, there was a 5 percent higher risk of breast cancer. The data ...

On the heels of the Surgeon General's warning about the cancer risks of alcohol, there's a growing consensus that less is better. But this doesn't mean that people who choose to drink should give ...