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Even in Paris's hard-drinking intellectual circles, French philosopher and feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir found that a glass of wine hit harder than expected. De Beauvoir once joked that two glasses ...

Young women ages 18 to 25 in the United States are now binge drinking more than their male peers, a reversal of prior trends, according to a new research letter published Wednesday. Binge drinking is ...

For many women, May, which is Women's Health Month, is a time to prioritize their well-being. For some, that might mean taking a closer, more personal look at their alcohol use. Alcohol consumption is ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A glass of wine after work, cocktails with friends -- for many women, it’s a normal part of life. But new research shows it may come with more risk than they realize. More women are ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Researchers are finding that for the first time in history, women are now drinking just as much as men, and younger women are engaging in binge drinking more than younger men.

Alcohol affects men and women very differently, especially women dependent on alcohol. For five years, the Yale Program on Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), headed by Dr. Sherry McKee, ...