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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2003

Research being reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine says that drinking alcohol every day can "significantly" reduce the risk of heart attack.

The study by the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston was conducted among 38,000 men. After 12 years, the researchers found that those who consumed one or two drinks three to seven days a week reduced their risk of heart attack by as much as 37 percent. Those who increased their alcohol consumption by one drink a day experienced a 22 percent drop in their heart attack risk.

Get the Story:
Daily Alcohol Cuts Risk of Heart Attack, Study Finds (The Washington Post 1/9)
It's how often, not what, you drink that helps heart, research finds (AP 1/9)

Study Abstract:
Roles of Drinking Pattern and Type of Alcohol Consumed in Coronary Heart Disease in Men (January 9, 2003)

Relevant Links:
New England Journal of Medicine - http://content.nejm.org