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A Half Glass of Wine Daily Can Add Years to Life

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Men who limited alcohol intake to less than a glass of wine a day lived about four years longer than those who consumed similar amounts of beer or spirits.

A Half Glass of Wine Daily May Add Years to Life

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

Men who limited alcohol intake to less than a glass of wine a day lived about four years longer than those who consumed similar amounts of beer or spirits, researchers reported.

White Wine Just as Healthful as Red

Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2007

Scientists say they have found evidence that the pulp of grapes appears just as heart-healthy in laboratory experiments as the skin.

Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The results of an international study suggests that a compound found in red wine gave mice longer and healthier lives and also countered some of the effects of a high-calorie diet.

Myth or Fact? “People with Diabetes Cannot Drink Alcoholic Beverages.”

Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Before you answer this, you need to begin by asking yourself three important questions:
1. Is my diabetes under control?
2. Does my doctor agree that I do not have any health problems which can be made
worse by alcohol?
3. Do I understand how alcohol can affect my diabetes?

Avoiding Hangover Hell

Posted: Monday, February 06, 2006

Hangover remedies abound and include such treats as anchovies, tea made from rabbit droppings and, of course, another stiff drink. But do any of them work? Dr. Swift, a professor of psychiatry at Brown University Medical School and associate chief of research at the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island, talks about what exactly causes a hangover, how best to cope—and how to avoid such misery in the first place.