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Study: Mortality Risk Spikes for Those With 4 Bad Habits

(April 26) -- Individually, they're the health hazards we're all familiar with, but put them together and they're a newly defined health nightmare: If you smoke, drink excessively, skip your fruits and vegetables, and fail to exercise, you risk shortening your life by more than a decade, scientists say. While all four...

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Keeping Alcohol in the Spotlight: 6 Facts

In the wake of Whitney Houston's tragic death, many people have talked about the late singer's problems with cocaine -- and how drugs affect the brain.

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Mouth Cancer Link To Alcohol The Focus Of New Government Campaign On Drinking

Regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, a new Government campaign will say.

Background on excessive drinking

Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences.

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