Summer is here, and so are all those occasions to imbibe that come with warmer weather (40% of all the beer sold in the U.S. is consumed from May to August). A new study, however, may give summertime revelers--especially women--a reason to pay attention not just to how much they drink but also to how and when they drink.
Researchers have known for some time that alcohol consumption can increase a premenopausal woman's risk of someday developing breast cancer. But a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo suggests that a woman's drinking patterns may be as important as...