Some Massachusetts high school students will soon be subject to alcohol breath tests at school. While it’s not uncommon for schools to test students at the prom, the school committee informally agreed to a new high school plan that allows breathalyzer tests during the school day.

Alcohol, a drug that is a major cause of accidents, may actually protect the brain from a life-threatening injury when an accident does occur, according to a study published this week in Archives of Surgery.

Believe it or not, when it comes to health rules, you’ve got some wiggle room, too. So before you feel guilty about blowing off the gym or eating cookies for dinner or [insert your personal health confession here], find out which rule-breaking behaviors worry the experts most — and which aren’t so unhealthy after all.

Watch out for binge drinkers. A new government study finds one in 10 got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily

New students under the age of 22 at the University of Kansas will have to complete a two-hour training course on the effects and dangers of alcohol.

Judges in Aiken and Richland counties have ruled that the state law prohibiting consumption and possession of alcohol to people 18-year-old and older is unconstitutional.

The Dorchester County Council is considering an ordinance that could outlaw drinking in public places.

Call it breakfast in a booze bottle. Bacon-flavored vodka is the all the rage in Seattle and sales are sizzling.

It’s important for physicians to ask the right questions to get all the answers needed to assess a patient’s needs. But sometimes patients leave out important facts.

The Happy Hour at Water’s Edge Restaurant on Shem Creek has those looking for fun at a reasonable price.

For some holiday revelers, too much drinking can come with an unpleasant price – the hangover. Here are some hangover helpers.

Police say they have charged a 41-year-old woman and 20 teens and young adults in an underage drinking bust.