Drinking Alcohol
New research has added to existing evidence that drinking alcohol may help protect people from developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the study, people who did not drink at all had four times the risk of having RA than those who drank the most. Researchers also found that alcohol protected people who already had RA from developing the most debilitating type of the disease. But the scientists caution that this finding does not mean they are advocating using alcohol to prevent or treat RA.
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Drinking Alcohol
Source: Breastcancer.org
Research consistently shows that drinking alcoholic beverages -- beer, wine, and liquor -- increases a woman's risk of hormone-receptor-positive... Read more »
Alcohol may shrink the brain
New research suggests that drinking alcohol may shrink the brain. Researchers say some loss of brain volume is a normal part of aging, but in a... Read more »
FDA questions safety of caffeinated alcoholic drinks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is questioning the safety of caffeinated alcoholic drinks. They're requiring information from 30... Read more »
Drinking to boost mood tied to depression, alcoholism
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