Most people ignore government advice on alcohol consumption
Those in skilled work, and the young, are more likely to drink in excess of the recommended number of units
Nice backs minimum pricing on alcohol to cut harmful drinking
Recommendation by government's expert advisory body will stir up public controversy over the issue
Lost in the clouds
Mark Lawson: To censor pictures of the famous holding cigarettes betrays a curious idea of what makes people smoke
A restraint too far
Peter Preston: Calls for a ban on alcohol advertising are wide of the mark. We need more education and persuasion
Call for alcohol laws as liver disease soars
Excessive drinking habits led to sharp rise in cases of cirrhosis in England over the past five years, health study finds
How lottery dream can turn deadly
New study shows lottery win can lead to a king-size drink and drug problem
Feuding couples should ‘split for children’s sake’
Children whose parents remain married but frequently argue do worse at school, new research claims
North-south divide on alcohol abuse evident in hospital admissions
Liverpool ranks highest in rate of alcohol abuse while the Isle of Wight has lowest numbers connected to excessive consumption
24% of adults ‘risking health through alcohol’
New NHS figures show rise in people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries or conditions, and increase in deaths linked to drinking
Binge drinking ‘increases risk’ of dementia
More under-65s – and women in particular – will suffer alcohol-related brain damage, say doctors
The mourning after
He'd heard the debates about the cost of alcohol abuse to the NHS, but only when novelist Chris Paling found himself on a ward with long-term alcoholics did he really grasp the prognosis
What price a unit of happiness?
With medical and political opinion ranged against drinking alcohol, it's unfortunate that happiness is so hard to quantify in official statistics
Even small amounts of alcohol increase a woman’s risk of cancer
Study suggests drinking just one small glass of wine a day significantly increases the risk of common cancers
Alcohol abuse worst in north-west
Manchester, Salford and Liverpool top list for drink-related health problems
Messages on healthy eating and alcohol moderation not getting through
Despite measures to tackle rising obesity, public lack understanding of lifestyle choices, survey finds