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Most alarming is the risk of fatal cardiac arrest, which can happen as a result of misfiring brain cells causing the heart to beat erratically. As for those of us who drink moderately ...

For many regular drinkers who try Dry January, the improvements in sleep often come as a surprise. That’s because alcohol is a sedative, which means that it can help you fall asleep faster at night.

Kodiak native Silver Joy Prout will be communications director and fisheries liaison for Alaska Congressman Nick Begich. Begich was sworn in this morning as the state’s lone member of the U.S. House ...

"If they can’t stop for a month, they would realize that they have a problem. "Either that or they do it, and they realize it's not that hard for them," said Crews, who described Dry January as a ...

Tourists clung onto a floating pontoon as a large wave hit the shore. The holidaymakers were on the plastic dock trying to reach a boat when the tide rolled onto the beach in Phuket province ...

Big waves hit the shore of Phuket, Thailand on December 24 as tourists gathered on a floating pontoon to get into a ferry. One person was flung into the water as others clung onto the plastic ...

Big waves hit the shore of Phuket, Thailand on December 24 as tourists gathered on a floating pontoon to get into a ferry. One person was flung into the water as others clung onto the plastic, which ...

But in a sorry contrast to the success of Dry January, global alcohol use continues to rise, with an estimated increase of seventy per cent between 1990 and 2017 according to the Lancet.

Meanwhile, many us will wonder: Could we really go “dry” for the entire month? Of course you can! For the uninitiated, Dry January is a campaign that dates back decades and coincides with the ...