Moderate Drinking Not Harmful for Older Patients with Heart Failure

A study published December 28th 2018 in JAMA Network Open suggests that people over age 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to drink moderate amounts of alcohol without worsening their condition. The study, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, showed a survival benefit for moderate drinkers compared with… Continue reading Moderate Drinking Not Harmful for Older Patients with Heart Failure

Moderate Drinking Linked to Reduced Risk of Death in Early Stage Alzheimer’s

Raise a glass and toast to the discovery that quaffing one drink a day is linked to a reduced risk of death among people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease! That’s the finding of a Danish study published in the online journal BMJ Open in December 2015. A release from the publishers notes that moderate drinking… Continue reading Moderate Drinking Linked to Reduced Risk of Death in Early Stage Alzheimer’s