Let's face it. Heavy drinking is little more than a socially acceptable form of suicide. And alcohol consumption is on the rise.
As a society, we know alcoho...
A glass of wine can go a long way after a hard day of work. As long as you remember where you left the corkscrew, that is. Otherwise, you'd better pull out the ...
Most people regard alcohol as a substance that should be approached with caution – and there's a good reason for that.
Chronic alcohol use leads to a number ...
Do Americans need to drink less alcohol? Alcoholism is a terrible disease affecting millions of people — in America alone. (1)
16.3 million above the age of ...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Every year, about 735,000 Americans experience a heart attack. Of those...
Do you use mouthwash? Rinsing with mouthwash is part of a daily routine for many. Of course, oral care is important, but if you're not careful, your mouthwash c...
Alcoholism can cause a person to lose friends, family, jobs and the respect of others. It can be a devastating disease for many, controlling every aspect of a p...
Each year, around 40,000 Americans —and more than 640,000 people across the world — are diagnosed with oral cancer. Oral cancer can occur in the tongue, the flo...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 70 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure. That's one out of every three adul...
While a stroke may seem highly unlikely in a young person, the truth is that there is no such thing as being too young to suffer a stroke. The risk of having a ...
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist, located just below the rib cage on each side of the spine. Every single day, the kidneys ...
Every day, most of us deal with stressful situation after stressful situation. A recent poll from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard School of Publi...
