Articles tagged with 'heavy alcohol use' | Keck Medicine of USC

LOS ANGELES — People may assume that if they drink lightly during the week or month, heavy drinking on the occasional Friday or Saturday may not cause their liver harm. New research suggests …

LOS ANGELES — Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and …

LOS ANGELES — Why do some people who consume a few glasses of alcohol a day develop advanced liver disease while others who drink the same amount don’t?  The answer may lie in three common underlying medical conditions, according to a new …

LOS ANGELES — Two people regularly have a few alcoholic drinks daily. One develops liver disease. The other doesn’t.  What explains the different outcomes?  The answer may lie in a condition known as metabolic syndrome, a cluster …