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Alcohol And Health
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/AlcoholAndHealth.html
Moderate drinkers tend to have better health and live longer than those who are either abstainers or heavy drinkers. Moderate drinking reduces heart attacks, hypertension, strokes and appears helpful in reducing or preventing diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, bone fractures and osteoporosis, kidney stones, digestive ailments, stress and depression, poor cognition and memory, Parkinson's disease, hepatitis A, pancreatic cancer, macular degeneration (a major cause of blindness), angina pectoris, duodenal ulcer, erectile sysfunction, hearing loss, gallstones, liver disease and poor physical condition in elderly.
Alcohol Linked To Decreased Hypertension Risk In Young Women
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/03/020311075550.htm
Moderate alcohol consumption can lead to a reduced risk of developing hypertension in young women, according to researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).
CNN.com - Study: Light drinking may cut stroke risk - Feb. 5, 2004
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/04/alcohol.stroke/
Studies have indicated that drinking alcohol in moderation can cut heart attack risks, and new research supports the theory that the same holds true for preventing strokes.
JAMA -- Abstract: Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/11/1405
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Moderate drinking raises hormone that protects from artery disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=8347
New findings indicate that moderate drinking raises the levels of a hormone that protects you from developing artery disease