Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, experts say.

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

If you've been perplexed by current findings on alcohol and health, there's a good reason. Results from recent scientific studies run the gamut from finding that modest alcohol consumption is better ...