(MedHeadlines) - The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on how to …

In more and more communities across the nation, laws and ordinances against social hosting are popping up, an effort to curb the number of teenagers who drink and drive.  These social hosting laws incriminate the …

No doubt about it, alcohol consumption is controversial business.  Does it protect the heart or destroy the liver?  Wine OK but hard liquor a “no no”?  Abstinence better than moderation?  There’s one new finding about …

Medical science says our brains shrink just less than 2% per decade as we age but a team of Wellesley College researchers say heavy drinking can speed that rate of shrinkage while increasing the risk …

Teenagers who exhibit symptoms of insomnia are more likely than other teens to develop depression or problems with substance abuse or to entertain thoughts of suicide by the time they reach early adulthood, according to …

The November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research will carry the results of a study of women and teenage girls to determine what, if any, effect drinking problems have on a woman’s ability to …

Military personnel returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to turn to the bottle to ease painful memories and shocking experiences of the war front than military personnel who did not see …

Americans at the beginning of the current century are consuming fewer alcoholic beverages than their relatives at the beginning of the previous century, according to new data published in the August issue of the American …

Glynn Birch, National President for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), issued a press release calling on adults to help in the fight against underage drinking.  In response to the recently released report on underage drinking …

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UV) Health System have completed a landmark study using topiramate, a drug currently approved for the treatment of migraine headaches and seizures.  The findings of the study suggest topiramate …