Health warning as girls overtake boys for binge drinking
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Teenage girls are now binge drinking more frequently than boys, according to a report published yesterday. It is the first time girls have outstripped their male peers in excessive alcohol consumption.
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Australians have a reputation as big drinkers but a new report has found many can not handle their hangovers, with Australians claiming more than 2.6 million sick days a year as a result of a night on the booze.
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Health plan targets middle-aged people who regularly drink over the limit at home.
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NEW YORK  - Parents who believe their young  teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to  adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative  expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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Updated methods for calculating alcohol consumption classify many more people as drinking too much.
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YOUNG women who binge drink are likely to ruin their looks as well as their health. A UK campaign launched this week warns of the dangers of too much alcohol.
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Women binge drinkers are being warned of its dangers by a new cinema advertising campaign.
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Â· Police call for crackdown on cheap alcoholÂ· 'Feral' gang had been on seven-hour drinking binge
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Men who drink more heavily are at increased risk of stroke compared to lighter drinkers and teetotallers, research shows.
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Ireland&#39;s teenagers have emerged as the worst binge-drinkers among a survey of 100,000 European students carried out last year.
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A poll of British women conducted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer finds that most would curb their alcohol consumption if it meant reducing their risk of breast cancer, the BBC reported Oct. 26.
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association said Thursday in reporting the findings of two surveys.
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Parents who forbid their daughters  to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published  on Thursday finds that teenage girls who associate with older  boys are more likely to smoke, drink and use drugs.
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The number of under-18s admitted to hospital in England with alcohol-related illness jumps by 20%.
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Girls with boyfriends two or more years older are more than twice as likely to drink, according to a new national survey.
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A persistent hardcore of pre-teen drinkers are consuming more alcohol than ever before, according to government figures.
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An advertising campaign in Britain is using a cosmetics-ad spoof to educate women on how binge drinking can damage their looks, the BBC reported Aug. 26.