Medical Reports

Drinking Alcohol Daily Reduces Risk of Prostate Enlargement
Consuming alcoholic drinks daily reduces risk of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate. Consuming 3 or more alcoholic drinks per day reduces risk 33% compared to alcohol abstainers or teetotalers.
Drinking Alcohol May Protect Lungs and Improve Lung Function
Research has found that alcohol consumption of up to six drinks of beer, wine or liquor each day reduces the risk of lung disease and poor lung function or breathing problems, according to a large study of over 178,000 members of Kaiser Permanente health plan.
Research Study Suggests How Alcohol Might Improve Memory
Study suggests that moderate alcohol consumption improves memory through changes in brain chemistry and functioning and concludes that adaptive changes in hippocampal NMDA receptor expression may contribute to the positive effects of ethanol on cognition.
Moderate Alcohol Drinking and Reduced Risk of Kidney Cancer (or Renal Cell Cancer)
The moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine or spirits) appears to lower the risk of developing kidney cancer about 40% according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer of a large population-based case-control study of adult Swedish men and women without previously diagnosed renal cell cancer.
Heavy Drinking Reduced by Brief Intervention Meetings with Physicians or Nurses
Men reduced their drinking by 18% average after receiving brief intervention discussions with a physician or nurse in primary health care setting , according to review of 28 controlled trials Longer treatment regimens had little additional benefit. No data for women.
A Drink of Alcohol Daily May Delay Dementia
A drink of alcohol each day reduced the development of dementia 85% in a prospective study of Italians aged 65-84 who had been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, compared to teetotalers (abstainers of non-drinkers).
Drinking Alcohol can Reduce Brain Damage in Head-Injury Patients
Head injury patients who have consumed small amounts of alcohol before their injury are 24% less likely to die than those who have not been drinking lightly because alcohol reduces secondary brain injury caused by inflammation and swelling.
Moderate Alcohol Consumption & Better Cognitive Function in Women
Consuming up to 3 drinks daily improved mental function in older women. Concentration, memory, abstract reasoning, and language were better among drinkers than non-drinkers, according to medical research.
Coffee Reduces the Risk of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis
Drinking coffee reduces the risk of alcoholic liver cirrhosis by 80%, at four cups of coffee per day, research reports.
Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Elderly persons who followed a Mediterranean diet, including regularly drinking alcohol (beer, wine, or liquor) in moderation, reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease by about 40%, according to research.
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