A few Christmas cocktails here, a glass or two of Prosecco there, a bottle of wine to go with the festive feast: it can be all too easy to let alcohol take over at this time of year. Lucy Rocca ...

Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for a label would require a rare approval from the U.S. Congress.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call Friday to require alcohol labels warning of cancer risk will likely face strong resistance in Congress, which would have to pass a law to require the labels.