Booze Good For You in 6 Ways

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Updated December 9, 2021

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Surprising Ways Alcohol May Be Good for You - WebMD

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This MSNBC News article, Cheers! 6 ways a little booze does the body good, gives six good reasons to rationalize your drinking habit. In summary:

1. Women who drink occasionally may live longer.
2. Moderate drinking may actually protect your brain — especially if you’re a woman.
3. Women who drink moderately are less likely to develop high blood pressure.
4. A few drinks a week might keep the heart doctor away.
5. White wine may help you breathe better.
6. Drinkers exercise more than teetotalers — and the more people drink, the more they exercise.

I'm not endorsing drinking, and thought you'd be interested in this collection of reported health benefits.

FDA Releases Hearing Aids Guide Online

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new website that benefits current and potential users of hearing aids, A New Online Guide to Hearing Aids.

The site includes sections on:

• general information on hearing aids
• types of hearing loss
• types and styles of hearing aids
• how to get a hearing aid
• benefits and safety of hearing aids
• hearing aids and cell phones
• other products and procedures that people can use to improve hearing

This is of interest to me as I grow older, and my siblings are showing signs that they might benefit from these devices.

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Start HIV Meds Early - Live Longer

Updated May 7, 2021

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You can still read about the topic here:

Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy improves HIV survival rates, study says - Medical Life Sciences News

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This Medical News Today article reports, "Early Initiation Of Antiretroviral Therapy Improves HIV Survival Rates, Study Says." The study results are available on the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) site, "Effect of Early versus Deferred Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV on Survival. This recent research "provides evidence that patients would live longer if antiretroviral treatment was begun when their CD4+ count was above 500." As with these kinds of studies, there's also the counterpoint opinion, such as this editorial, "When To Start Antiretroviral Therapy: Ready When You Are?" .... darn, NEJM truncated it... go back to the Medical News Today article, they summarize the gist of the editorial. 

Related Posts: New Guidelines Released for HIV Opportunistic Infections HHS Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines (free pdf) Flash - HIV Drug Treatment Needs To Start Earlier 

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