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Drinking alcohol may boost lung cancer risk

Following 126,293 adults for more than 20 years, Kaiser Permanente researchers found smoking the strongest predictor of lung cancer, then heavy drinking of more than three drinks a day, with beer showing the strongest effect. A Czech study tied black tea and fruit to lower risk.

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Beer drinkers with genetic variant face high stomach cancer risk

In the EPIC study of more than 521,000 adults, people drinking over 30 grams of alcohol a day were 75 percent more likely to be diagnosed with gastric cancer, and heavy beer drinkers carrying the variant rs1230025 fared worst. Wine and liquor showed no association.

Apr 9, 2011

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What causes psoriasis? Beer or vitamin D deficiency?

Women in the Nurses' Health Study II who drank five or more non-light beers a week were 2.3 times as likely to have confirmed psoriasis as non-drinkers, a survey of 82,860 women found. Light beer, wine and liqueurs showed no such link.

Aug 17, 2010

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Could drinking beer help cut osteoporosis risk?

Testing 100 commercial beers, University of California researchers found silicon contents of 6.4 to 56.5 mg/L, with light malts richer than dark. The study measured content, not bone outcomes, though a separate Spanish study of 1,697 women found beer drinkers had greater bone density.

Feb 13, 2010

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Drinking beer and spirits raises cancer risk

Andrea Benedetti's team compared non-drinkers with weekly and daily drinkers and found the heaviest beer and spirits drinkers were seven times more likely to develop esophageal cancer, 80 percent more likely to get colon cancer and 50 percent more likely to get lung cancer.

Aug 4, 2009

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