The Claim: A Little Alcohol Can Help You Beat a Cold
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When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
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As most of us know, the common cold can bring aches and pains, a runny nose, a congested head, and a relentless cough.
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Scientists discover a cheap drug may cure liver disease - even in patients who can't give up boozing.
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Scientists have devised a treatment which could stop alcoholics drinking too much.
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct 12 : An article published in the October 11 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, has revealed that alcohol consumption may slightly increase the risk for developing a certain type
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Drinking a bottle of wine a week can help reduce a further narrowing of blood vessels in men who have undergone heart surgery, report German researchers this week, providing further evidence to support the ...
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NEW YORK  - Older women who are drinking within the recommended limits of one to two glasses of spirits daily are more likely to survive and more likely to remain in good health than women who do not drink, suggest new data from a long-term study of Australian women.
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In moderation, it helps keep tissue slick and clear, study finds    HealthDayNews -- Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.    A heart attack results in reduced blood flow to a number of areas of the body...
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The recent news that a substance in red wine might help protect mice against obesity -- and help extend their lives -- has a lot of corks popping. But before you start imbibing more, you may want to take a closer look at the facts.
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(National-NBC) Oct. 12, 200 - You&#39;ve heard alcohol can be good for your health. Now new research shows drinking may slightly increase the risk of a heart irregularity.
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NEW YORK  - New findings from a large study  suggest that drinking up to two alcoholic beverages a day does  not significantly increase the risk of stroke.
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The idea that light to moderate alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
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Eating chocolate could be a better way of stopping persistent coughing than anything available from the chemist&#39;s, according to new research.
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Drinking red wine may help protect against lung cancer, although white wine may slightly enhance the risk, according to a statistical study conducted among Spanish men.
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Drinking is healthy, exercise is healthy, and doing a little of both is even healthier, Danish researchers reported on Wednesday.
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It tastes better than cough medicine, and now researchers think it may be better at relieving coughs, too. Dark chocolate may have health benefits to weigh against fears of tooth decay or putting on weight.
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There is new evidence that alcohol consumed in moderation may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (the form of the disease which emerges in middle age). Although this has been suspected previously, it now seems ...