Rules made to be broken
Andrew Martin: The figures show that a huge majority don't hit healthy targets. Can't we all just lower our sights?
Should parents introduce children to alcohol?
Tim Hayward wonders how we can best pass on our wisdom to a new generation
Men get health advice on tap
Project brings men's health services to the pub
I was ready to give up alcohol – until I read the latest research
Apparently, the more you drink the greater your protection against heart disease. Does that mean we should all be drinking at least a bottle of wine a day, asks Alexander Chancellor
Alcohol and pregnancy – conflict and confusion
Shouldn't pregnant women be afforded the right to exercise personal choice when deciding whether to drink alcohol? Have you ever felt the need to intervene to stop a pregnant woman drinking, and if so, why?
Student pub crawls face ban amid backlash over drunken disorder
The outrage after undergraduate Philip Laing urinated on a war memorial has led many student unions to bar Carnage, the firm that runs the drinking events
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