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A pathway to sensible drinking or the smothering of an enjoyable way of relaxing? MARK STEAD asks whether new adverts promoting the dangers of alcohol will actually work. HERE'S a quick test. Pour ...

New guidance from the Canadian government says that there should be a zero consumption approach to alcohol. (Getty Images) Brits are known for their love of alcohol - recent figures found that over ...

Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, and tell me the truth: if you like a beer, a gin or a glass of wine, have you ever admitted exactly how much you drink to a medical professional?

Perhaps it's a bottle (or two) of sauvignon blanc with dinner most evenings. Or a well-deserved sherry in the late afternoon, ­followed by a gin and tonic while cooking. It might even be a couple of ...

Do you check how many units of alcohol you're drinking every week? The Conservative party have said that the system for measuring units of alcohol is outdated, and that if they are voted into power, ...

You may want to rethink your nightcap habit. People who consume more than 17 units of alcohol in a week – equal to about five large glasses of wine or eight pints of beer – were found to have “older” ...

Having a glass or pint of your favourite tipple may make you less steady on your feet than it did a decade ago. For the alcohol content of beer, wine and cocktails has surged in recent years. It ...

People have been sharing their drinking habits after presenter Adrian Chiles revealed he sometimes drank more than 100 units a week - more than seven times the recommended limit. He said drinking ...

“Our investigation confirms the harmful effect of alcohol consumption on cancer risk, but suggests that alcohol only ...