While it carries similar symptoms to acute and chronic pancreatitis, alcoholic pancreatitis is caused by heavy, regular alcohol consumption. Alcohol-related diseases are well documented.

Over the holiday, lots of people will be drinking alcohol as they barbecue and watch fireworks. But having too much alcohol can cause more problems than you might think. One author shared her ...

Alcohol can have toxic effects on the pancreas. It can cause dysfunction and inflammation, which may lead to pancreatitis. It is advisable for people with pancreatitis to avoid alcohol altogether.

After four weeks of Christmas parties and festivities, you might be starting to wonder what all that festive cheer is doing to your body. Aside from the throbbing in your frontal lobe, excessive ...

Heavy alcohol use can lead to systemic inflammation, or prolonged inflammation throughout your entire body. Cutting out alcohol for 30 days or more can lead to a "reduction in things like joint pain, ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have pinpointed how excessive alcohol consumption contributes to fatty liver disease, a condition that affects more than one in three people in the U.S. Also known as Metabolic ...

Alcohol consumption may cause joint pain in some people. For example, in people with gout, alcohol may increase uric acid levels and cause pain. Alcohol consumption — particularly excessive ...

Excessive drinking is on the rise for midlife women. For decades, data indicated that men were more likely than women to develop alcohol use disorders (AUDs) like binge-drinking. While that still ...

While a drink or two may look harmless during the year-end party season, excessive consumption can lead to more than a ...

Deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption have been steadily climbing for most of the last two decades, new research shows. But health experts are particularly alarmed that, in recent years, ...

While not a direct cause, drinking alcohol can worsen rhinophyma symptoms in people with rosacea. Rhinophyma — also sometimes referred to as “alcoholic nose” — is a physical condition that many people ...