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Regular moderate alcohol intake has cognitive benefits in older adults

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A glass of wine here, a nightcap there - new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia ...


Moderate alcohol consumption may help seniors keep disabilities at bay

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created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is well known that moderate drinking can have positive health benefits — for instance, a couple of glasses of red wine a day can be good for the heart. But if you're a senior in good health, light to moderate ...


Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline

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created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies.





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Moderate alcohol consumption in middle age can lower cardiac risk

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created Mar 07, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Previous studies have pointed out the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption as a factor in lowering cardiovascular risk. In a study conducted by the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina ...


Staying active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life

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created Jan 09, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol and are physically active have a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes than people who don’t drink at all, according to new research. People who neither drink ...


Moderate drinking may help older women live longer

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created Dec 13, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that moderate alcohol intake (1-2 drinks/day for 3-6 days/week, depending on alcoholic content) may lead to increased quality of life and survival in older ...


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Alcohol helps lower heart disease risk for men: study

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.


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Heavy drinkers face significantly increased cancer risk

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large, says a group of Montreal epidemiologists and cancer researchers. Their findings ...


Moderate alcohol intake associated with bone protection

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an epidemiological study of men and post-menopausal women primarily over 60 years of age, regular moderate alcohol intake was associated with greater bone mineral density (BMD). Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human ...


Teetotallers more likely to be depressed

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Abstaining from alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of depression according to a new study published in Addiction journal.


Coffee may cause a heart attack danger

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created Aug 16, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 0

U.S. scientists say they've determined a single cup of coffee might cause a heart attack in some people within an hour of drinking it.


Older adults more impaired by social drinking

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Older adults may be more affected by a couple of glasses of wine than their younger counterparts are -- yet they are less likely to be aware of it, a new study suggests.


Drinking wine may increase survival among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-diagnostic wine consumption may reduce the risk of death and relapse among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, according to an epidemiology study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting ...



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