A total of 21 people, mostly foreign workers, have now died from drinking tainted alcohol in Malaysia, authorities said Wednesday as police made a series of arrests over the scandal.

When it comes to alcohol, a lot happens that you don’t know or probably don’t pay attention to. Research finds that the best approach to gaining weight is by reducing your meal and drink intake as well as exercising. Yet, speculations that reducing one's intake of alcohol helps in fat reduction especially since alcohol does…

Just two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises children's risk of having low Intelligence Quotients (IQs) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), new research suggests.

A new study has revealed more than we imagined about alcohol. The study, Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, published in medical journal The Lancet reveals that there is a link between alcohol and several deaths and diseases. With 2.8…

No alcohol is safe while breastfeeding, new research suggests.

Recent local and international studies have alerted to rise in alcohol related deaths. The researches identified fifteen most common health risks of chronic heavy drinking to include: liver disease; pancreatitis (a painful inflammation of the pancreas that often requires hospitalization); cancer; ulcers and gastrointestinal problems; immune system dysfunction; brain damage; malnourishment and vitamin deficiencies; osteoporosis…

Drinking heavily results in uncontrolled iron absorption into the body, putting strain on vital organs and increasing the risk of death, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. The study looked at health outcomes in 877 women in sub-Saharan Africa over a median follow-up time of nine years. The results of…

Pregnancy is a delicate time in a woman’s life. This is due to the complications that can occur not just on the woman but on the foetus. It is important to do everything possible to avoid putting the woman and the foetus at risk. It is important to maintain a healthy diet that will guarantee…

If the exercise is of long enough duration, the fuel stored in our muscles for energy (glycogen) can become depleted too.

The Federal Government has continued to receive accolades for the approving excise duty for alcoholic beverages and cigarettes...

Just two glasses of wine reduces people's quality of sleep by nearly 40 per cent, new research suggests.

Drinking alcohol can heighten the risk of many ills, such as heart disease. But what are the harmful underlying mechanisms set in motion by alcohol consumption? One study shows...