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Alzheimer's Starts Earlier For Heavy Drinkers, Smokers - Science Daily,
4/16/08 - "the combination of heavy drinking and heavy
smoking reduced the age of onset of Alzheimer's disease by six to seven years,
making these two factors among the most important preventable risk factors for
Alzheimer's disease"
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Alcohol May Raise Breast Cancer Risk - WebMD, 4/14/08 -
"Compared with teetotalers, women who drank one to two
drinks a day were 32% more likely to develop ER+/PR+ breast cancer. Having three
or more drinks daily raised the risk of ER+/PR+ tumors by 51%"
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Moderate
Alcohol Consumption In Middle Age Can Lower Cardiac Risk, Study Shows -
Science Daily, 3/7/08 - "After 4 years of follow-up, new
moderate drinkers had a 38% lower chance of developing cardiovascular disease
than did their non-drinking counterparts ... When comparing non-drinkers to
wine-only drinkers, drinkers of other types of alcohol, and heavy drinkers, the
wine-only drinkers had the most significant reduction in cardiovascular events"
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Staying
Active And Drinking Moderately Is The Key To A Long Life, Study Suggests -
Science Daily, 1/9/08 - "ischaemic heart disease ...
People who drank at least one drink a week and were physically active had a
44-50 per cent lower risk of IHD compared to physically inactive non-drinkers"
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No Need
For Reduced Alcohol Consumption In Later Life, Study Suggests - Science
Daily, 12/18/07
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A Drink
To Healthy Aging - Science Daily, 12/13/07 -
"survival rates were lower in women who did not consume alcohol"
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Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Conduct Problems: a Clearer Link - Doctor's
Guide, 11/5/07
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Energy
Drink 'Cocktails' Lead To Increased Injury Risk, Study Shows - Science
Daily, 11/4/07
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Drinking Alcohol May Protect Lungs - WebMD, 10/25/07 -
"people who drank fewer than two alcoholic drinks per
day were 18% less likely to show signs of lung disease than abstainers. Those
who drank three to five drinks per day had a 10% lower risk of lung disease, but
heavy drinkers who drank more than six drinks per day had a 9% increased risk of
lung disease"
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Alcohol
Amount, Not Type -- Wine, Beer, Liquor -- Triggers Breast Cancer - Science
Daily, 9/27/07 - "women who drank between one and two
alcoholic drinks per day increased their risk of breast cancer by 10 percent
compared with light drinkers who drank less than one drink a day. The risk of
breast cancer increased by 30 percent in women who drank more than three drinks
a day"
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Hazards: Heavy Drinking May Raise Risk of Endometrial Cancer - New York
Times, 9/18/07 - "Women who have more than two alcoholic
drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who
drink less"
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Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health - Medscape, 9/10/07 -
"The cumulative scientific evidence demonstrates
concordant J-shaped associations between alcohol intake and a variety of adverse
health outcomes. These data suggest that alcohol consumption, like exercise, is
most cardioprotective when done daily and in moderation.[29] It is tempting,
based on the current wealth of evidence, to recommend small daily doses of
alcohol (e.g., 1 drink per day) to nondrinkers with or at high risk for CV
disease. Guidelines for sensible drinking developed in the United Kingdom state,
"Middle-aged or elderly men and postmenopausal women who drink infrequently or
not at all may wish to consider the possibility that light drinking may benefit
their health".[42] We occasionally make this recommendation to patients well
known to us who have no personal or family history of substance abuse, have no
history of depression or bipolar disorder, and are nonsmokers. However, light to
moderate drinking cannot be universally recommended to the general public or
even patients with CV disease"
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Frequent
Alcohol Consumption Increases Cancer Risk In Older Women - Science Daily,
9/7/07
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Increased Alcohol Intake Associated With Decreased Risk Of Developing Rheumatoid
Arthritis - Science Daily, 6/15/07 - "An increased
alcohol (ethanol) consumption of three or more units per week was associated
with a decreased risk of developing RA (odds ratio 0.5, 95%; confidence interval
0.4 -- 0.7)"
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Moderate
Alcohol Use May Slow Progression to Dementia - Medscape, 5/21/07 -
"Moderate drinkers with MCI who consumed
1 or fewer drink per day of wine had a significantly lower rate of progression
to dementia than did abstainers (HR, 0.15"
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Alcohol May Help Prevent Kidney Cancer - WebMD, 5/15/07 -
"people who reported moderate alcohol
consumption were 28% less likely to be diagnosed with kidney cancer ... Moderate
drinkers consumed at least 15 grams of alcohol per day. That's a little more
than one daily drink"
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Drinking
Heavy Amounts Of Alcohol Shrinks Your Brain - Science Daily, 5/2/07
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Why
Alcohol Consumption Increases Breast Cancer Risk, New Animal Study - Science
Daily, 4/29/07
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Alcohol
'makes fruit healthier' - BBC News, 4/20/07 -
"having them with alcohol, such as in a
daiquiri, boosts these antioxidant properties"
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Alcohol
May Lower Heart Attack Risk - WebMD, 1/2/06
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Alcohol
'may prevent arthritis' - BBC News, 12/19/06 -
"mice whose water contained 10% alcohol
had a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis ... alcohol can increase testosterone
and increased testosterone may protect against development of rheumatoid
arthritis"
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Drink up for a
longer life - MSNBC, 12/12/06
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Moderate Drinking May Help Male Heart - WebMD, 10/23/06 -
"men who reported drinking half a drink
to two drinks daily were least likely to have had heart attacks"
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Light To
Moderate Drinking Reduces Risk Of Cardiac Events, Death - Science Daily,
7/25/06 - "Older adults who consume one
to seven alcoholic beverages a week may live longer ... Compared with never or
occasional drinkers, those who drank lightly to moderately had a 26 percent
lower risk of death overall and an almost 30 percent lower risk of cardiac
events, even after controlling for inflammatory markers. In contrast, heavy
drinkers were more likely to die or experience a cardiac event than never or
occasional drinkers"
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Hearty Drinkers Have Healthy Hearts - WebMD, 5/25/06 -
"Over nearly six years, men who drank
every day cut their risk of heart disease by 41%. Women who drank at least once
a week cut their risk of heart disease by 36% or more ... Women who drank the
most -- 14 or more drinks per week -- generally had the lowest risk of heart
disease: as much as a 73% decrease in risk"
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Protects Against Colorectal
Adenoma - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/06 - "Non-drinkers had a 40% higher risk of adenoma than those in the moderate (1-2
drinks and 2-6 drinks per week) groups. Those drinking 7 or more alcoholic
beverages per week had 150% higher risk of adenoma than the moderate groups"
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Moderate Alcohol Use: Brain Booster? - WebMD, 4/6/06
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Equivalent Of 2-4 Drinks Daily Fuels Blood Vessel Growth, Encourages Cancer
Tumors In Mice - Science Daily, 4/4/06 -
"the tumors of the mice that
ingested alcohol ... were nearly twice as heavy compared to the mice that
did not have alcohol ..."
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Alcohol Raises Risk of Specific Breast Cancers - WebMD, 11/1/05
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Why Alcohol May Help Hearts - WebMD, 10/13/05 -
"Alcohol may lower the risk of heart
disease by acting as a blood thinner"
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Study
Refutes Heart Health Benefits of Wine - CBS 2 Chicago, 6/16/05
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Regular Alcohol Intake Ups Breast Cancer Risk - WebMD, 5/16/05 -
"Women who drank a glass or two a
day faced a 21% increased risk of breast cancer ... Those who drank more
than two drinks a day were 37% more likely to develop breast cancer ... the
risk was much greater in menopausal women"
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Both Beer, Red Wine Raise Blood Pressure - WebMD, 4/18/05 -
"Compared with the men who did not
drink any alcohol, the red wine drinkers had a nearly a 2.5 point jump in
their systolic blood pressure. Beer drinkers' blood pressure rose nearly two
points"
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After Dinner Drink Proves Beneficial To Postmenopausal Women - Science
Daily, 4/1/05
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One
Or Two Drinks A Day May Be Better For Women Than None - Science Daily,
3/29/05 - "women who never drink
alcohol are in poorer health than those who have up to two drinks a day ...
drinking three or more drinks a day tips the health scales the other way"
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Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk For Cancer
- Science Daily, 2/1/05 - "Moderate alcohol drinking, less than 25 grams per day, has a favorable role
on cardiovascular disease risk ... "[However] it is associated with
increased risk of cancers of the upper digestive tract and larynx, and also
of the intestines, liver, and breast"
- One
Drink Daily May Drop Risk of Mental Decline -
WebMD, 1/19/05
- Alcohol May Fuel Cancer Tumor Growth - WebMD,
12/10/04
- Heavy, Lifetime Alcohol Users May Be Toasting Metabolic Syndrome
- Science Daily, 11/18/04 - "drinkers in the highest category of intensity have a 60 percent greater
risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those in the lowest category ...
The highest quartile category of intensity represented females who consumed
an average of four drinks per drinking day and males who consumed an average
of six drinks per drinking day"
- Alcohol May Raise Risk of Irregular Heartbeat -
WebMD, 10/11/04
- Alcohol May Fight Heart Attack Damage - WebMD,
9/3/04
- Drinking and Dementia: Is There a Link? - WebMD,
9/3/04 - "Drinking alcohol in middle age may increase the risk of late-life dementia
in people who are genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's disease"
- Moderate Drinking Won't Hurt Most People - WebMD,
6/14/04
- Moderate Alcohol May Improve Diabetes - WebMD,
6/1/04 - "alcohol improves the body's resistance to insulin -- the hallmark of type 2
diabetes ... the evidence from large-population studies is fairly consistent
and shows a reduction in risk of 30% to 40% associated with moderate
drinking"
- Consumption of Beer and Spirits Strongly Associated With Increased Risk of
Gout in Men - Doctor's Guide, 4/15/04
- Beer, Spirits Increase Gout Risk - WebMD, 4/15/04
- Heavy Social Drinking Damages Brain - WebMD,
4/15/04
- Cancel Happy Hour: Alcohol Shrinks Brain - WebMD,
12/5/03
- Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk - WebMD,
11/18/03
- Heavy Alcohol Use Linked to Colon Cancer -
Doctor's Guide, 10/22/03 - "Individuals who drink nine or more drinks made with distilled spirits a
week for 10 years or more are about three times more likely to develop
significant left-sided colorectal pathology than teetotalers"
- Moderate Drinking May Curb Diabetes Risk - WebMD,
10/8/03
- Light Drinking May Cut Diabetes Risk -
Intelihealth, 6/10/03 - "women who had about half a drink to two drinks a day were 58 percent less
likely than nondrinkers to develop type 2 diabetes
... those who had more than two drinks of hard liquor a day faced more than
double the risk of nondrinkers ... Small amounts of alcohol are believed to
help the body make better use of insulin"
- Antioxidants May Protect Against Alcohol Damage -
Intelihealth, 6/3/03 - "fed rats a
liquid diet containing alcohol for six weeks ... They found a 66 percent
decrease in the number of new cells in crucial parts of the brain and an
increase in cell death of more than 227 percent ... But in rats that also
received injections of the antioxidant
ebselen, the damage to developing cells did not occur ... The antioxidant
ebselen
was used because it is known to have protective effects in the liver and
digestive tract and has few side effects in humans"
- One Glass of Wine Per Day Improves Arterial Elasticity
- Doctor's Guide, 5/15/03 - "Modest
alcohol intake was defined as no more than one glass of wine or beer, or
less than 30 mL
of hard alcohol daily ... All drinkers, particularly
wine drinkers, demonstrated increased
elasticity
in both small and large arteries, as well as lower heart rates, compared with
nondrinkers ... The only negative effect associated with moderate drinking
was a slight increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Beer
drinkers showed the highest blood-pressure elevations ... moderate wine
drinking is associated with higher arterial elasticity, lower pulse rate,
and higher stroke volume"
- A Drink a Day Keeps Arteries Healthy - WebMD,
5/15/03 - "moderate drinkers had increased elasticity in both small and large arteries
as well as lower heart rates compared with nondrinkers ... Beer drinkers had
the highest blood pressure levels, followed by liquor and wine drinkers"
- Alcohol Linked With High Blood Pressure - WebMD,
5/8/03
- Effects Of Alcohol, Lipids And Insulin In Non-Diabetics
- Doctor's Guide, 4/3/03 - "In men, increasing alcohol consumption was associated with decreased
insulin levels as well as a decline in insulin
resistance. However, these effects were not apparent among women ... In
men, triglyceride levels and alcohol intake showed a J-shaped relationship.
Moderate drinkers, who consumed between 10 and 29 g of alcohol daily, showed
the lowest triglyceride levels"
- Insulin Resistance, Alcohol Use Associated With Arterial Stiffness In Type 2
Diabetes - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
- One to Six Drinks A Week Associated With Lower Dementia Risk In Older Adults
- Doctor's Guide, 3/19/03
- Moderate Alcohol May Prevent Dementia in Older Adults
- WebMD, 3/18/03
- Regular Alcohol Consumption Could Lower Cardiovascular Morbidity In
Hypertensives - Doctor's Guide, 2/10/03 - "Regular consumption reduces concentrations of serum
lipoprotein(a), a powerful
predictor of organ damage ... Compared with
teetotallers and occasional
drinkers, however, median
lipoprotein(a)
concentrations were 21% lower in light drinkers (those consuming up to 20
grams of ethanol daily), 26% lower in moderate drinkers (21-50 grams daily)
and 57% lower in heavy drinkers (over 50 grams daily)"
- Moderate Drinking Decreases Stroke Risk - WebMD,
2/6/03
- What do you
think of this new study that shows that drinking any kind of alcohol lowers
the risk of heart attack? - Dr. Weil, 1/17/03
- More Booze, Fewer Heart Attacks? - WebMD, 1/8/02 -
"men who drank alcohol three to four times or more per week were about
30-40% less likely to have a
heart attack during the 12-year
period, compared with men who drank less than once a week ... the type of
alcohol beverage didn't matter -- beer, wine, or liquor -- they all provided
some protection against heart disease, although the strongest association
for the reduced risk was with beer and liquor"
- Study finds alcohol may lessen inflammation - USA
Today, 11/17/02 - "alcohol exerted the greatest benefit in those with the highest levels of a
chemical called C-reactive protein,
CRP, which builds up when arteries become inflamed. Some researchers now
believe that CRP itself may be a previously unrecognized cause of heart
disease ... Although LDL has long been considered the best measure of heart
attack risk, about half of people who have heart attacks don't have high
cholesterol ... "I think this is a fundamental shift in our thinking about
(artery) disease""
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Alcohol Can Help Women's Hearts Too - WebMD, 9/16/02 -
"10 men aged 45-64 and nine women aged 49-62 drank either regular beer or
non-alcoholic beer for three weeks ... After 10 days of drinking alcohol,
HDL cholesterol levels rose by an average of nearly 7% for both men and
women ... Previous research suggests that a 1% increase in HDL cholesterol
is linked to a 2% reduction in the risk of
heart disease"
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Increase Atherosclerosis Risk In Diabetics
- Doctor's Guide, 8/7/02
- Light Drinking Offers Atherosclerosis Protection In Type 2 Diabetes
- Doctor's Guide, 7/10/02
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Beer, Wine, Liquor -- The New Health Drinks? - WebMD, 6/14/02
- Moderate Drinking Increases Insulin Sensitivity In Non-Diabetic, Older Women
- Doctor's Guide, 5/16/02 - "Moderate alcohol consumption reduces
insulin and
triglyceride concentrations and increases insulin sensitivity in
nondiabetic, postmenopausal
women ... the changes they observed may reduce the risk of developing type 2
diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population of women ...
Researchers warn, however, that the alcohol intake significantly increased
serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone
sulphate
and estrone sulphate,
steroid hormones known to be risk factors for breast
cancer"
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Alcohol Lowers Diabetes Risk in Women - WebMD, 5/14/02
- Special Harvard Commentary: How Much Alcohol Is Right For You?
- Intelihealth, 4/10/02
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A Little Alcohol Keeps Blood Pressure Down - WebMD, 3/11/02
- Should You
Drink for Your Health? - Dr. Weil, 3/8/02
- Moderate Alcohol Use Decreases Cardiovascular Risk In Older Women
- Doctor's Guide, 3/4/02 - "Moderate
alcohol consumption - one or two drinks per day - decreases cardiovascular
risk in postmenopausal women by up to 13 percent ... Moderate consumption of
alcohol decreased low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol,
apolipoprotein B and
triacylglycerol
concentrations and increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and
apolipoprotein
A-1 concentrations in postmenopausal women"
- Study Indicates Moderate Drinking Could Ward Off Dementia
- Intelihealth, 1/24/02
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Alcohol Helps Guard Against Dementia - WebMD, 1/24/02 -
"One to three drinks a day decreased the chance of developing Alzheimer's
disease by more than 30%"
- Moderate Alcohol Use By Seniors May Curb Cognitive Impairment
- Doctor's Guide, 1/15/02
- Moderate
Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Silent Stroke/White Matter Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 9/7/01 - ""Overall, we found that non-drinkers have the most
strokes and white matter disease," ... "Light-to-moderate drinkers have
fewer strokes and the least amount of white matter disease, but somewhat
greater atrophy. Moderately heavy drinkers have the fewest strokes but more
white matter disease and the most atrophy." ... much of alcohol's protective effect against strokes is thought
to stem from its ability to raise levels of high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol
carrier. In addition, alcohol is known to be a mild
blood thinner, so it could offer protection from silent strokes caused
by tiny blood clots in the brain ... Brain atrophy and drinking were linked
in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that even low levels of alcohol use
may contribute to brain shrinkage"
- Alcohol's effect on the brain a 'mixed' bag - USA
Today, 9/6/01 - "Moderate drinking may reduce the risk of certain types of stroke and
scarring in the core of elderly people's brains, a study found. But alcohol
may also promote shrinkage of the brain — a condition seen in Alzheimer's
patients"
- Alcohol Abuse Linked To Illness In Old Age -
Intelihealth, 8/15/01
- Moderate beer quaffers have less heart disease risk, study shows
- Healthscout, 7/16/01 - "A moderate
amount apparently improves the blood's balance of blood fats and reduces its
tendency to clot ...
To squeeze the best effects from wine, spirits or beer, men should drink
between one and three one-ounce servings of alcohol a day -- or three drinks
-- while women should consume half that amount. The reason for the disparity
isn't body weight, but rather differences in the stomach's capacity to break
down alcohol"
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Moderate drinking yields heart protection - USA Today, 4/17/01 -
"Compared with abstainers, light drinkers (under seven drinks a week) were
about 20% less likely to die and moderate drinkers (seven or more drinks a
week) were about 30% less likely to die"
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Studies Suggest If You Have a Bum Ticker, a Little Drink May Not Hurt -
WebMD, 4/17/01
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A Drink a Day May Keep the Heart Doc Away (If You Have the Right Gene) -
WebMD, 2/21/01
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Men Who Drink Moderately Have a Lower Risk of Diabetes - WebMD, 12/3/00
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Wine May Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer, Even in Smokers - WebMD,
10/16/00
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Here's to Your Health: Wine vs. Beer, Spirits Which Booze Is Most
Beneficial? - WebMD, 9/18/00
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A Drink A Day May Keep Memory OK - WebMD, 8/1/00
- More good news about moderate drinking for men -
CNN, 8/1/00
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Study: Moderate drinking protects diabetics from heart disease - CNN,
8/1/00
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Study Examines Red Wine Antioxidant - Intelihealth, 6/30/00
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Alcohol Damages the Teen-age Brain - WebMD, 6/6/00
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Cheers! Moderate Drinking May Help Prevent Blood Clots - WebMD, 4/26/00
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Guidelines for alcohol consumption remain controversial - CNN, 3/1/00
- Researchers: Beer, In Moderation, Is Good For You
- Intelihealth, 10/6/99
- Low Dose
Red Wine Linked To Fewer GI Disturbances - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/99
- Light drinking may help men avoid sudden cardiac death
- CNN, 8/30/99
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Will wine help your heart? - CNN, 7/6/99
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Low-fat diet, not wine, fights heart disease in France - CNN, 5/28/99
- Moderate
Drinking May Protect Heart By Improving Insulin Resistance - Doctor's
Guide, 6/26/98
Abstracts:
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Brain Atrophy in Alcoholics: Relationship with Alcohol Intake; Liver
Disease; Nutritional Status, and Inflammation - Alcohol Alcohol. 2007
Sep 11 - "Brain atrophy is frequently observed in
alcoholics, but relationships with liver function, cytokines, nutritional
status, and hormone levels are poor"
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Moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better
cognition and well-being than abstinence - Age Ageing. 2007 Mar 12 -
"in middle-aged and older men and
women, moderate levels of alcohol consumption are associated with better
cognitive health than abstinence"
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Shaken, not stirred: bioanalytical study of the antioxidant activities of
martinis - BMJ, 12/18/99
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