About.com: Wine and Health - An overview of issues from the 'French Paradox' to wine's influence on ulcers, cancer, and heart disease.
AWARE - The American Wine Alliance for Research and Education provides information about recent research on moderate alcohol consumption.
Life Extension: Resveratrol - Article presents a summary of medical information, effects and health benefits of resveratrol, which is contained in wine, grapes and other plants.
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.
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.
HeartCenterOnline: Another Heart Benefit Found in Red Wine - An animal-based study published in the American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology suggests that red wine's resveratrol may prevent cardiac fibrosis by inhibiting collagen-producing fibroblasts.
Medical News Today: A Glass of Red Wine a Day May Keep Prostate Cancer Away - Press release by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center explains the findings of a study which shows a 50% reduction in the risk of prostate cancer among men who consumed four or more glasses of red wine a week. No effects were found with beer or hard liquor, and no consistent effect with white wine.
News-Medical.Net: Wine May Reduce the Risk of Ovarian Cancer - Scientists at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research have found that women who reported moderate alcohol consumption had a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Women who consumed more than one glass of red wine per day had the lowest risk.
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.
Decanter.com: Red Wine 'Suspends' Dangers of Smoking - Researchers in Greece report to the European Society of Cardiology that polyphenols from two glasses of red wine counteracted the negative effect on arterial function from one cigarette.
Harvard Gazette: Wine Molecule Slows Aging Process - Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in red wine, has been found to extend the life span of yeast cells by 70 percent on average. Studies involving mice and later, humans, are planned.
Decanter.com: Wine Can 'Inhibit HIV' - French researcher claims that the antioxidants and flavonoids in wine offer a defense against the virus that causes AIDS.
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.
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.
Cancer News: Red Wine Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - A clinical study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health found significant decreases of the occurrence of this cancer of the lymph tissue among men who drank one glass of red wine per day, and higher decreases among those who drank more than one glass per day.
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.
WebMD: Bottoms Up - Article summarizes some of the beneficial effects of moderate wine consumption on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
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.
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