The Sunset Blog — Asian Flush, ALDH2 & Alcohol Science

Last Tuesday, a 28-year-old woman walked into a dermatology clinic in San Francisco with angry red welts across her chest and forearms. The intake ...

Up to 36% of East Asian populations carry a genetic enzyme variant that makes alcohol actively toxic to their bodies — and most of them can name on...

That stuffy nose after a couple of drinks isn't a cold or your imagination. It's vasodilation and histamine teaming up in your nose. Here's the why — and how to head i...

One drink in and you're queasy, maybe gagging — but not drunk. Here's exactly why alcohol makes you feel sick (it's your stomach and your brain), and how to settle it.

Alcohol you used to handle now turns on you after one drink. Sudden intolerance is rarely a new disease — it's a signal something changed. Here's how to read it, and w...

Struggling to breathe after a drink isn't a side effect to wait out. Here's how to tell an emergency from a manageable reaction, why alcohol tightens the airways, and ...