1.   This is one of the first mortality studies of moderate alcohol drinkers in the non-Western world.

2.   The increased healing rate in wine drinkers is consistent with other reports that moderate alcohol intake may be harmless or beneficial.

3.   American and French researchers interviewed by Safer pointed to a relationship between moderate alcohol consumption, particularly of red wine, and a lower rate of heart disease.

4.   Although women trying to conceive have long been warned against heavy drinking, a new study suggests that even moderate alcohol intake can impede conception.

5.   Moderate alcohol consumption was defined as one to two drinks a day.

6.   Moderate alcohol consumption may offer some protection to the brain as well as the heart, a new study published in The Lancet suggests.

7.   Other studies have found that moderate alcohol use lowers heart disease incidence and mortality among both men and women.

8.   Previous research found that moderate alcohol consumption increased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the so-called good cholesterol.

9.   Research has indicated that moderate alcohol consumption can prevent heart disease and some forms of cancer.

10.   Two recent studies show both the risk and potential benefits of moderate alcohol consumption among older adults.