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1. For Feb. 1:
The topic of alcohol and heart attacks remains in the news
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/070103/6010321AU.html
Read and consider according
to template the Ottawa Citizen and the Washington Post newspaper items
and the NEJM article and editorial on drinking and heart disease:
Popular Media Source:
The Ottawa Citizen."Why Beer is good for you." Jan. 7, 2003
The Washington Post. "Daily Alcohol cuts risk of Heart Attack, Study
finds." Jan 9, 2003.
Scientific communication: Kenneth J. Mukamal et al. 2003.
Roles of Drinking Pattern and Type of Alcohol Consumed in Coronary Heart Disease
in Men.. New England Journal of Medicine 348:109-118.
Editorial - Goldberg, I. J. (2003). To Drink or Not to
Drink?. N Engl J Med 348: 163-164