U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved a new version of a drug to treat alcoholism that needs to be taken only once a month by injection.

Alkermes Inc. and Cephalon Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved their drug, Vivitrol, an injectable form of naltrexone administered monthly to help control cravings for alcohol

Another study gives further reasons to quit smoking. The reports shows tobacco-related addiction inhibits the brain's ability to recover from the effects of chronic alcohol abuse.

Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that after one month of sobriety, recovering alcoholics who smoked showed significantly less improvement than those who did not smoke in both brain function and neurochemical markers of brain cell health

Genetic and environmental factors are key in the risk of developing alcoholism, according new findings.

For women, however, childhood stress in general appeared to contribute to alcoholism risk, and women with a nervous, anxious personality were more likely to have an alcohol problem than calmer women, according to the report

A new study finds that drinking heavily can result in bone loss, higher risk of fractures and slower healing of bone breaks.

Dr. Dennis A

A new study finds that drinking heavily can result in bone loss, higher risk of fractures and slower healing of bone breaks.

Dr. Dennis A