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• CNN: Study Links Moderate Wine Drinking, Lower Stroke Risk A 16-year study of 13,000 people in Denmark finds that a weekly intake of wine significantly reduces the risk of stroke.
• CNN: Wine Industry Trumpets Anti-Bacteria Research West Virginia University researcher suggests that one to two glasses of wine with meals may help wipe out bacterial food contamination.
• BBC News: Wine Prevents Repeat Heart Attack Reports a study published in the journal Circulation that suggests sensible wine consumption among middle-aged men who have had a heart attack will reduce the risk of a second one.
• BBC News: Why Red Wine is Healthier Article reporting on a study which explains some of the reasons why red wine appears to protect the heart.
• BBC News: Red Wine 'Protects From Colds' Report on a study that moderate consumption of wine, especially red wine, helps fight off the common cold.
• BBC News: Red Wine 'Can Stop Herpes' US-based study finds that red wine could prevent the spread of herpes.
• BBC News: A Daily Dose of Wine Could Improve the Brain Reports on an Italian study which finds that resveratrol, found in wine, helps to regenerate neural cells.
• Professional Friends of Wine: Wine and Health Overview and explanation of recent findings of the health-related aspects of wine consumption, including headaches, sulfites, and cardiovascular effects.
• ScienceDaily: Wine Drinkers Have Healthier Lifestyles Study reported in the American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition suggests that the benefits of wine drinking may not be only physiological, but that a preference for wine may be part of an overall healthier lifestyle.
• ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine, Particularly White Wine, May Help Keep Lungs Healthy A University at Buffalo study has shown that drinking wine -- especially white -- recently and over a lifetime, was associated with better lung function.
• ScienceDaily: Wine Drinking May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk Study at the State University of New York showed that drinking at least one glass of wine per week may protect against the development of colo-rectal cancer, whereas beer or mixed drinks do not.
• ScienceDaily: Red Wine's Health Benefits May be Due in Part to "Estrogen" in Grape Skin Northwestern University Medical School researchers have found that resveratrol, a form of estrogen found in red grapes and wine, may be responsible for wine's anti-carcinogenic and anti-arteriosclerotic properties.
• Doctor's Guide: One Glass of Wine Per Day Improves Arterial Elasticity Researchers report that modest alcohol intake resulted in increased elasticity in both small and large arteries. Wine was shown to be more beneficial than other forms of beverage alcohol.
• ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine May Lower Risk Of Dementia A study by the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Denmark, reported in the scientific journal Neurology, shows that flavonoids in wine may protect against Alzheimer's disease and stroke-caused mental deterioration.
• ScienceDaily: New Cholesterol Fighter Found in Red Wine Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified another group of chemicals in red wine, saponins, that are linked to the ability to lower cholesterol. The study was reported at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
• MedicineNet.com: Cancer Prevention and Red Wine Summarizes the current state of knowledge mainly about the effect of red wine polyphenols on cancer in humans.
• AIM-Digest: Red Wine May Keep Prostate Cancer Cells in Check A Spanish study published in a British medical journal finds that polyphenols found in wine may keep prostate cancer cells from proliferating.
• Phystech Portal: Food Scientist Developing Wine-Based Disinfectant Scientists at Oregon State University explore wine's antiseptic effects on E. coli and salmonella, and speculate on developing a wine-based anti-microbial spray.
• Chemical & Engineering News: Anticancer Agents Found in Aged Wine Article describes findings at the Research Center for Molecular Chemistry at the University of Bordeaux, which show that derivatives of oak tannins found in wine are more potent than a commercial anticancer drug. However, no research on an actual protective effect has yet been conducted.
• UC Davis: Tumors in Mice Delayed by Red Wine Component, Study Shows Catechin, a potent antioxidant found in red wine, delayed tumor formation when fed to mice that are predisposed to developing tumors, report researchers at the University of California, Davis.
• Wine and Heart Health Summit Biennial US-based event for physicians and connoisseurs, highlighting current research on wine and cardiovascular health.
• WebMD: Bottoms Up Article summarizes some of the beneficial effects of moderate wine consumption on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
• The Guardian: Two Glasses of Wine a Week Still Safe for Pregnant Women The UK Department of Health rejects claims that the only safe choice for pregnant women and those hoping to conceive is abstention from beverage alcohol. Article also explains the opposing view.